- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (Feb 7 1991)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0140156577
- ISBN-13: 978-0140156577
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.4 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 281 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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From Publishers Weekly
These six tales of judiciary retribution find barrister Horace Rumpole in a pretentious nouvelle cuisine establishment and on a bleak modern university campus. According to PW , this collection "abounds with wit, familiar eccentrics and those moments of eloquence that make justice seem as simple and desirable as common sense."
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Description
This text includes six stories featuring the pillar of the British legal system, Horace Rumpole.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Only mildly amusing...,
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This review is from: Rumpole ala Carte (Audio Cassette)
I've never seen the TV version of RUMPOLE, so whenmy local library had the cassette version of RUMPOLE A LA CARTE by John Mortimer, I grabbed hold of it to see what all the excitement was about. A LA CARTE features six short stories about Horrace Rumpole, Leo McKern's narration, however, was excellent.
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Dull and Predictable Stories,
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This review is from: Rumpole A La Carte (Paperback)
Despite the fact that I generally enjoy comic British writing, and have on occasion watched the TV version of Rumpole with amusement, I found this collection of short Rumpole stories rather tedious. Having never read any of the extensive Rumpole series, I figured this collection of six stories would be a good place to test the waters. What I found was a series of predictable tales, populated by thin characters that offer little variety in their foibles from story to story. And while you could make the same case for P.G. Wodehouse's creations, the difference is that he had the Midas touch when it came to language and wit, whereas Mortimer's prose is generally uninspired. After a while, the curmudgeonly grumblings of Rumpole get rather old, as does the sharp tongue of his wife (She Who Must Be Obeyed), the pathetic philandering Erskine Brown, and the doddering foolishness of Uncle Tom. While the cut and thrust of the courtroom scenes do impart a sense of vigor and wit to the proceedings, they are the only bright lights in what are otherwise remarkably dull and predictable stories. Perhaps lawyers find Mortimer's prose remarkable, I, on the other hand, do not.
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Review of Rumpole A La Carte,
By gerald privin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Rumpole a LA Carte (Audio Cassette)
This is a really funny story, well told by Leo McKern, who IS Rumpole. (There are other Rumpole readers, but his is the best, even if you never saw his tv version) For Rumpole of the Bailey fans, you have all the usual cast, She Who Must Be Obeyed, Erskine Brown cheating on Portia, Uncle Tom, and Soapy Sam Ballard, head of Chambers. Lots of fun and really a pleasure to listen to. Couldn't even tell it was abridged. I'm a lawyer and I listen to mine evey fun months to get recharged
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More of the legendary Rumpole of the Bailey!,
By S. Schwartz "romonko" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Rumpole A La Carte (Paperback)
I for one can't get enough Rumpole in my diet. I look forward to each and every story in this wonderful series. This particular book consists of six short stories. They are all very good, and exceedingly funny, but I always have to pick a favourite, and I think "Rumpole at Sea" was the best in this collection. These stories are so totally wonderful, and Rumpole is so real that you will think that you know him as you read of his exploits. I laugh out loud many times during the course of reading each collection of stories. My hat comes off to Mortimer because of his formidable writing talents. I am glad I have more Rumpole to read.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Only mildly amusing...,
By Blaine Greenfield "eclectic reader" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Rumpole ala Carte (Audio Cassette)
I've never seen the TV version of RUMPOLE, so whenmy local library had the cassette version of RUMPOLE A LA CARTE by John Mortimer, I grabbed hold of it to see what all the excitement was about. A LA CARTE features six short stories about Horrace Rumpole, Leo McKern's narration, however, was excellent. |
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