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The Trials of Rumpole

by John Mortimer · 1981

Rumpole of the Bailey series Next:Rumpole for the Defence(1982) →

Horace Rumpole — a man who never prosecutes, whose fame rests on his knowledge, whose court scenes are proverbial and whose home is ruled by Mrs Rumpole is back in this collection of stories.

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Contents:Rumpole and the man of God — Rumpole and the showfolk — Rumpole and the Fascist beast — Rumpole and the case of identity — Rumpole and the course of true love — Rumpole and the age for retirement

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