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The Trials of Rumpole

By: John Mortimer
Narrated by: Bill Wallis
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The irrepressible, audacious defence barrister Horace Rumpole whose court scenes are proverbial, and whose home is ruled by Mrs Rumpole, is back in these short stories by John Mortimer. The much loved stories were adapted from his scripts for the hugely popular TV series of the same name.

©1979 John Mortimer (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Mystery Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Thriller Law Funny Short Story Witty

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Bill Wallis does a masterful job of reading these Rumpole books, he’s up there with Timothy West which for me is very high praise.

As superb as usual

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Why on why do I have to write 15 words if I want to be succinct..and just say thoroughly enjoyable ?!!

Excellent as always!

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All John Mortimer's books in the Rumpole series are absolutely brilliant and the best ones are read by Bill Wallis, which this one is. These tales will make you laugh out loud and they are a good antidote for the winter blues!

The Trials of Rumpole

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What did you like most about The Trials of Rumpole?

I enjoyed the stories and bill Wallace reading them it really was so like the way that Leo Mckern made Rumpole his own congrats to Mr Wallace.

What other book might you compare The Trials of Rumpole to, and why?

Any of the other Rumpole books

Which character – as performed by Bill Wallis – was your favourite?

the way he voiced She Who must be obeyed

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

No not really

VERY ENJOYABLE BOOK

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Great read And engrossing plots as always . Rumpole is a wonderfully unique character
Thoroughly recommend

Excellent

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I love this title. The stories are witty and clever and Bill Wallis provides a perfect voice for Rumpole.

A perfect voice for Rumpole

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It is such a pleasure to listen to these stories that I could not put them down. I found myself sitting in the dark so I could hear the denoumont of another great case for the obstinate Horace Rimpole.

Beautifully written.

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Vaguely remember this was a tv program when I was growing up but it didn’t interest me at the time. Having now come across this as an audiobook I thought I would give it a try as an adult and surprised at how funny these stories are, cleverly wound around light court room drama. Will definitely be listening to more Rumpole stories and recommend anyone with a spare credit or if you can get one in the Audiable sale, grab it and be prepared to laugh out loud.

Far funnier than I thought

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this took me right back to when I watched it on television. you can really visualise the characters.

brilliant!

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Always brilliant , easy to listen too , love the stories and the narrator is brilliant , going to get another

Never disappoints

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