Horace Rumpole is the most erudite, astute, and seldom defeated of barristers in the annals of the Old Bailey. In these 32 dramas, arranged in order of broadcast, four distinguished actors don the wig and white band to portray our hero as he recalls his long, eventful career. Timothy West stars as the older Rumpole in eight cases in which he proves, despite scurrilous rumours to the contrary, that he is alive, well and as adept as ever at getting to the heart of crimes ranging from sexual assault to terrorism. He also has ...
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Horace Rumpole is the most erudite, astute, and seldom defeated of barristers in the annals of the Old Bailey. In these 32 dramas, arranged in order of broadcast, four distinguished actors don the wig and white band to portray our hero as he recalls his long, eventful career. Timothy West stars as the older Rumpole in eight cases in which he proves, despite scurrilous rumours to the contrary, that he is alive, well and as adept as ever at getting to the heart of crimes ranging from sexual assault to terrorism. He also has hopes of becoming a QC at last - but his marriage to She Who Must Be Obeyed is under pressure... Joining Timothy West for another seven legal adventures, Benedict Cumberbatch plays the young, feisty, devastatingly acute Rumpole. We flash back to the 1950s, as he meets and marries Hilda, embarks on his first big murder case 'alone and without a leader', and defends clients including an aristocrat, a shoplifting clergyman and a gardener accused of blackmail. Returning as young Rumpole, Cumberbatch takes us through six more curious cases. It is 1964, and Horace takes on a new pupil - Phyllida Trant, the 'Portia of our Chambers' - only to find himself becoming smitten with her. Forced to consider the path his life has taken, he comes close to giving up the law... With the Sixties swinging, Julian Rhind-Tutt gives us a Rumpole in his prime, recounting ten tales which find the tireless defender swapping sides to appear for the prosecution; coming to the aid of a doctor accused of unprofessional conduct; and suffering the indignity of wrongful arrest. We leave him facing a life-changing decision: after many years of falling in and out of love with both women, will he finally leave Hilda to be with Phyllida?
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Add this copy of Rumpole to cart. $8.26, good condition, Sold by Cathy's Half Price Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Havertown, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Folio Society.
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Shows some light wear from age and use. Interior is good with sound binding and no marks, damage or labels. 6th printing 1996. Slipcover included. Thanks for your business! Your satisfaction is guaranteed!
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Fine Condition. Book comes in its original slipcase. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mystery Fiction; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 22729.
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Paul Cox. pp. xii, 362. 8vo. Black and white illustrations. Bound in cloth with gilt lettering and decoration to spine and front board. Very light general shelfwear; very good and house in very good+ lightly rubbed slipcase. "Illustrations by Paul Cox."
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Fox, Paul. Very good in very good dust jacket. Near Fine Book in Near Fine Sleeve (slipcase). A few light scuff lines on one side of the slipcase. 136 p. Includes illustrations. In Slipcase 1999 (1994), 7th Printing ~ The Folio Society, London Sewn binding. Decorative light lavender cloth over boards with silver accenting. Silver lettering on spine. Reddish cardboard slipcase. 9.5", 136 pages, black & white illustrations, contents, introduction From the Introduction by John Mortimer ~ About eighteen years ago I though I needed a character, like Maigret or Sherlock Holmes, to keep me alive in my old age. I wanted a sort of detective, who could be the hero of a number of stories but whose personality and approach to life were more important than the crimes with which he was concerned. He would have to be a comic character, as well as being courageous and more than usually astute, because I believe life to be best portrayed as comedy....So, from a collection of characters, Horace Rumpole was born. B-15
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Cox, Paul. Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Reprint thus this FS collection, large 8vo, 362pp, selected and introduced by the author; line illustrations Paul Cox; VG+ Copy in VG+ Slipcase.
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