John Mortimer

In the first of six witty short stories, 60s-something English barrister, Horace Rumpole, takes on the younger generation both at home and in the hallowed courtroom....

In this work Horace Rumpole returns to delight us with seven new cases....

The irrepressible, audacious defence barrister Horace Rumpole whose court scenes are proverbial, and whose home is ruled by Mrs Rumpole, is back in these short stories by John Mortimer....

We last left Rumpole in his hospital bed after his sudden collapse in court. Now our hero finds himself in the Primrose Path nursing home - or a hospice as he persists in describing it....

Rumpole often speaks of the great trial which revealed his talents as an advocate and made his reputation down at the Bailey when he was still a young man....

The irrepressible, audacious defence barrister Horace Rumpole continues to juggle the vagaries of the law, the ambiguities of crime, and the contradictions of the human heart....

In these witty and comic stories, Horace Rumpole takes on a variety of clients and activities. He, of course, brings each case to a successful end, all the while quoting poetry and drinking claret....

ASBOs may be the pride and joy of New Labour, but they don't cut much ice with Horace Rumpole....

In the dark days of the war on terror, only one man can be counted on to fight injustice, defend the innocent, and insist on a fair and decent trial for all....

Rumpole isn't particularly fond of Christmas; he finds it has a horrible habit of dragging on as he and She Who Must Be Obeyed go through the usual rituals in Froxbury Mansions....

In this collection of stories, Rumpole continues to juggle the vagaries of the law, the ambiguities of crime, and the contradictions of the human heart....

The irrepressible, audacious defence barrister Horace Rumpole is back with seven marvelous stories by John Mortimer....

On England's green and pleasant land there are dark rumblings of concrete mixers, bulldozers and planning committees, local and ministerial....

When Simeon Simcox, a socialist clergyman, leaves his entire fortune not to his family but to the ruthless....

Lord Titmuss is still a figure with formidable influence in his constituency, but now the Conservatives face a difficult by-election after the strange death of the sitting Tory MP....

Maggie Perowne is head of Old Masters at Klinsky's auction house in London. Ben Glazier is an art expert. Ben, not as young as he was, is inescapably in love with Maggie....

Throughout John Mortimer's career, he established profound friendships with people accused of various crimes....

Timothy West takes on the role of Rumpole in this collection of cracking court cases....

Affectionately known as the Chekhov of Coldsands-on-Sea....

Following the best-selling Summer of a Dormouse, Sir John Mortimer - playwright, novelist, octogenarian, and erstwhile QC - offers up more lessons in living and growing old disgracefully....