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    Rumpole and the Age for Retirement
    Rumpole and the Age for Retirement
    Rumpole and the Age for Retirement
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    Rumpole and the Age for Retirement

    Written by John Mortimer

    Narrated by Leo McKern

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    About this audiobook

    Horace Rumpole is back! Leo McKern reads from John Mortimer's second volume about the life and trials of the eccentric barrister famous for his infinite knowledge of blood stains, blood groups and forgery by typewriter. Witty and cynical as ever, Rumpole will once again delight listeners with his irreverent behavior and legal triumphs in Rumpole and the Age for Retirement.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAudio Holdings
    Release dateJan 1, 2009
    ISBN9781601361479
    Rumpole and the Age for Retirement
    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
      Another selection of stories recounted by the enduring and endearing Horace Rumpole, barrister at law (or Old Bailey hack), about the trials and tribulations of life in Equity Court.This was an odd selection. The first story, which gives the volume its title, is one of the strongest in the whole Rumpole canon, but I felt that a couple of the others showed signs of being slightly formulaic. By the time this selection was published, Rumpole of the Bailey had become established as a successful television series, and these stories came into being initially as television scripts, being adapted for book form subsequently (presumably to milk the Rump0ole cash cow as far as possible). They are still entertaining, but with the exception of the first story, some of the gilt had definitely come off the gingerbread.The final story in the selection is notable for representing the first, and possibly only, time that Rumpole was persuaded to act for the prosecution, although the circumstances are far from normal – the case being a private prosecution, rather than one brought by the crown – and he clearly finds it difficult to lay down the principles of a lifetime of defending.
    • 4/5
      I'm coming to very much enjoy these stories of Horace Rumpole, the curmudgeonly English defence barrister who plies his trade in the Old Bailey, whose greatest weapon in court is Reasonable Doubt, thrives on his Pommeroy's Chateau and steak and kidney pudding, and fears only the indomitable will of Hilda Rumpole, or "She Who Must Be Obeyed". This is a delicious set of six Rumpole stories, one or two of which actually show Rumpole exhibiting traces of idealistic courage. "Rumpole and the Right to Silence" show Rumpole's determination to win the case for his accused client who is exercising his right to silence, even to Rumpole himself. "Rumpole at Sea" is a delightful bit of tomfoolery on a cruise, highlighting Rumpole's dedication to the premises of "Innocent Until Proven Guilty" and "Reasonable Doubt". My favorite, "Rumpole for the Prosecution", has Rumpole for once in his life taking on a much-needed lucrative case in which he is, for the first time, the prosecutor -- and then finding himself unable to suppress his defense attorney instincts when he becomes aware that the accused may well be innocent, and his opposing barrister is doing nothing to suggest this in court. Rumpole has become one of the most intriguing characters I've run across in fiction, and this is a fine collection.
    • 5/5
      Sitting down with a Rumpole story is like putting on your favourite jammies, grabbing a cup of hot cocoa and sitting in front of the telly with a smart English comedy. It's comfortable and entertaining at the same time. Horace Rumpole is one of a kind, more's the pity. In the title story he is told he is a character and I have to agree.I think my favourite story is "Rumpole at Sea" even though he strays far from Equity Court on a second honeymoon cruise with She Who Must Be Obeyed. Needless to say, the cruise was Hilda's idea. Rumpole is not the sea-going or even the vacationing type. Having been forced on the cruise, however, he is dismayed to see Mr. Justice Graves also on the same cruise and he attempts to avoid him. But the ship is small and eventually they are thrown together. Also in their little group is a successful mystery writer, his executive assistant, a newly ordained clergyman and his wife. When the wife mysteriously disappears the mystery writer and the judge suspect the worst i.e. that the padre has done away with her at sea. Rumpole leaps to his defence of course and, in doing so, puts the learned justice in his debt.The British system of justice is sufficiently different from the Canadian system that some of the customs are puzzling. The difference between solicitors and barristers is one such custom. Solicitors do not appear in court but they do represent accused persons and find barristers to do the court work. Solicitors also do the humdrum (but lucrative) paperwork for conveyancing and wills and so on. Here in Canada lawyers are both solicitors and barristers so the same person who draws up your will might defend you in court on a drunk driving charge. Hard to say which system is preferable. I'm pretty sure that a character like Rumpole's couldn't exist with having to examine the minutiae of a contract though so it's a good thing Britain has clung to their system.
    • 4/5
      Stories:- Rumpole à la Carte- Rumpole and the Summer of Discontent- Rumpole and the Right to Silence- Rumpole at Sea- Rumpole and the Quacks- Rumpole and the Prosecution