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Rumpole at Christmas

By: John Mortimer
Narrated by: Bill Wallis
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About this listen

 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.

After the exchange of presents (lavender water for her, a tie for him) they settle down to a supermarket turkey with all the trimmings, followed by a glass of port. The only excitement comes in deciding whether to stand for the national anthem after the Queen's Speech.

But at least the criminal fraternity rarely takes a holiday, so over the years Rumpole has found his festive celebrations disturbed in the most welcome ways. Whether it's a Father Christmas who behaves suspiciously at Equity Court's Christmas party, or a high-profile murder trial that comes up at the Bailey just before the holiday season, or a body discovered at the health spa where Rumpole is gloomily trying to survive a not-so-festive Christmas diet of yak's milk and spinach, there's always something wonderfully unlawful to liven up the dull holiday plans.

When Sir John Mortimer died in early 2009, it was widely agreed that Horace Rumpole was his greatest fictional creation. In these seven delightful stories, read by Bill Wallis and collected together for the first time, the great barrister lives on.

©2009 John Mortimer (P)2009 BBC Audio Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Crime Genre Fiction Holidays Thriller & Suspense Fiction Winter Christmas Funny Thriller Law Murder Christmas Thriller

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Having bought too many audiable books on offer only to regret it, this is a true gem with Rumpole on top form as always. Expertly read and sharp as knife wit. Highly recommended.

Rumpole at his best again

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Just so entertaining, stories , characters . Narrated brilliantly .
It’s easy to listen to and even listened to them a couple of times

Fab as always

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A wonderful collection of short stories of the famous barrister at aw. Having read the books it was a delight to listen to them all over again!

Rumpole at Christmas

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A voice as sublime as ever in an increasingly frantic world, Rumpole reminds us of the great values of the post-war settlement - values we could do worse than return to! As ever, Bill Wallis's reading is a joy!

Vintage Festive Château Thames Embankment

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A seasonal mix of Rumpole antics, easy listening during the festive period.
Always enjoy a trip down memory lane with these stories.

Always enjoyable listening.

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How does the author do it! A sedate leading man that is so sharp-witted in such a dry sort of way. I just love this very difficult, prickly character. Just the thing to listen to in the festive season.😂

A real treat.

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Read at Christmas and a shear joy. Mortimer was a magical wordsmith and all his works are my pride and joy

Classic Rumpole

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I have just listened to all the Rumpole books so am Disappointed that the first story is a repeat of one included in an earlier book. Otherwise an OK if short Rumpole collection

Ok collection of short Rumpole stories with a Xmas theme

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the story was alright and jittle dark in some places. it was LSO GOOD BOOK.

the story

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