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John Mortimer


Born
in London, The United Kingdom
April 21, 1923

Died
January 16, 2009

Genre
Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction


John Clifford Mortimer was a novelist, playwright and former practising barrister. Among his many publications are several volumes of Rumpole stories and a trilogy of political novels, Paradise Postponed, Titmuss Regained and The Sound of Trumpets, featuring Leslie Titmuss - a character as brilliant as Rumpole. John Mortimer received a knighthood for his services to the arts in 1998.

Series:
Rumpole of the Bailey
Rapstone Chronicles

Combine Editions

Average rating: 4.01 · 31,951 ratings · 2,743 reviews · 274 distinct works • Similar authors
Rumpole of the Bailey (Rump...
3.99 avg rating — 5,021 ratings — published 1978 — 4 editions
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Rumpole and the Penge Bunga...
3.94 avg rating — 3,418 ratings — published 2004 — 38 editions
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The First Rumpole Omnibus
4.33 avg rating — 1,895 ratings — published 1983 — 12 editions
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Rumpole Rests His Case (Rum...
4.19 avg rating — 1,181 ratings — published 2001 — 30 editions
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Rumpole and the Reign of Te...
4.10 avg rating — 1,163 ratings — published 2006 — 28 editions
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Rumpole Misbehaves (Rumpole...
4.05 avg rating — 1,163 ratings — published 2007 — 23 editions
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Rumpole and the Primrose Pa...
4.14 avg rating — 1,050 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions
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The Trials of Rumpole
4.10 avg rating — 944 ratings — published 1979
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Paradise Postponed
3.78 avg rating — 992 ratings — published 1985 — 31 editions
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The Second Rumpole Omnibus
4.49 avg rating — 783 ratings — published 1987 — 13 editions
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Series by John Mortimer

Rumpole of the Bailey The Trials of Rumpole Rumpole's Return Rumpole for the Defence Rumpole and the Golden Thread Rumpole's Last Case Rumpole and the Age of Mira...
(15 books)
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Paradise Postponed Titmuss Regained The Sound of Trumpets
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3.74 avg rating — 1,769 ratings

Rumpole: The Penge Bungalow... Rumpole: The Gentle Art of ... Rumpole: The Age of Miracle... Rumpole: The Sleeping Partn...
(4 books)
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4.07 avg rating — 320 ratings

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“Rumpole, you must move with the times."

"If I don't like the way the times are moving, I shall refuse to accompany them.”
― John Mortimer, The Anti-Social Behaviour of Horace Rumpole
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“She felt a tightness in her chest and sent for Dr Simcox.
'What's the trouble?'
'Look out there, that's the trouble! It's so green and quiet and it's always bloody raining.'
'That's England, Mrs Mallard-Greene. I'm afraid there's no known cure for it.”
― John Mortimer, Paradise Postponed
tags: cure, england, rain
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“Writing about the indignities of old age: the daunting stairway to the restaurant restroom, the benefits of a wheelchair in airports and its disadvantages at cocktail parties, giving the user what he described as a child's-eye view of the party and a crotch-level view of the guests.
Dying is a matter of slapstick and pratfalls. The aging process is not gradual or gentle. It rushes up, pushes you over and runs off laughing. No one should grow old who isn't ready to appear ridiculous.”
― John Mortimer, The Summer of a Dormouse
tags: aging, dying, handicaps
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