Rumpole and the Golden Thread

by John Mortimer

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In this engaging collection of stories, Rumpole continues to deftly juggle the vagaries of law, the ambiguities of crime, and the contradictions of the human heart in his death-defying performances on behalf of justice. The irreverent, claret-swilling, poetry-spouting barrister takes on suspect connoisseurs in the art world, journeys deep into the throbbing heart of Africa, dabbles in some feminist politics, decides the countryside is a very dangerous place, and incurs the wrath of his wife, show more She Who Must Be Obeyed. show less

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Sometimes it's hard to remember if I've read the story before or just seen the TV episode. I'd seen nearly all of these but it doesn't make the reading any less enjoyable. I esp. like the one with Rumpole's supposedly fatal collpase in court, designed to ferret out a dodgy solcitor and get his fee's paid. Ah, makes one long for a glass of Chateau Thames Embankment.
Funny and witty. Little old fashioned but not in a PC kind of way.
good stories. good characters.
A gift from my friend S.

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Tull, Patrick (Narrator)
Wallis, Bill (Narrator)

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Original publication date
1983
People/Characters
Horace Rumpole
Important places
London, England, UK
Related movies
Rumpole of the Bailey (1978 | IMDb)
Dedication
For Jacqueline Davis
Disambiguation notice
This collection includes
  • Rumpole and the Genuine Article
  • Rumpole and the Golden Thread
  • Rumpole and the Old Boy Net
  • Rumpole and the Female of the Species
  • Rumpole and the Sporting Life... (show all)>
  • Rumpole and the Last Resort


Please note that the Rumpole short stories (and novels) are adaptations / novelizations of Mortimer's screenplays for the TV series starring Leo McKern -- not the other way around.

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Genres
Fiction and Literature, Mystery
DDC/MDS
823.914Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction1900-1901-19991945-1999
LCC
PR6025 .O7552 .R78Language and LiteratureEnglishEnglish Literature1900-1960
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ISBNs
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