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    Rumpole for the Prosecution
    Rumpole for the Prosecution
    Rumpole for the Prosecution
    Audiobook (abridged)1 hour

    Rumpole for the Prosecution

    Written by John Mortimer

    Narrated by Leo McKern

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    About this audiobook

    Horace Rumpole is back, but this one time he relates his witty tale as he now takes a turn as an Old Bailey prosecutor -- one with a penchant for gin and justice. Listen to Rumpole's biting cynicism and dry humor...then become a lifelong fan!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAudio Holdings
    Release dateJan 1, 2009
    ISBN9781601363800
    Rumpole for the Prosecution
    Author

    John Mortimer

    Sir John Clifford Mortimer, CBE was born in April 1923. After studying at Oxford he was called to the bar at the age of 25, later becoming a QC. He is a celebrated dramatist, screenwriter and author; his most famous creation, Horace Rumpole, appeared in Rumpole of the Bailey, a television series which was later complemented by short stories, novels and radio programmes. Mortimer died in January 2009.

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    • 3/5
      A hilarious collection of the Rumpole stories, one of the late Sir John's best.
    • 5/5
      she who must be obeyed is out of work in the literary world, today. Rumpole is one of the great treasures of literature.
    • 4/5
      good, entertaining