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Rumpole and the Angel of Death (1996)

af John Mortimer

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"In John Mortimer's latest collection of Rumpole stories the comic, courageous, and corpulent "great defender of muddled and sinful humanity" is joined by a winning cast of villains and victims in tales whose wry humor and sparkling wit deftly send up the British legal system." "In Rumpole and the Angel of Death our hero achieves new, resounding triumphs over the forces of prejudice and mean-mindedness. "Rumpole and the Way through the Woods" involves Rumpole in the world of hunters and the hunted, animal rights and human wrongs. In "Rumpole and the Rights of Man," he finds at the European Court of Human Rights that international justice is as fallible as the domestic variety. And for the first time, Hila, She Who Must Be Obeyed, tells a story all her own." "This richly entertaining volume will delight fans who have been waiting, Rumpoleless, for more than two years, and will convert new adherents to the faith."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved… (mere)
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Horace Rumpole follows the irrepressible barrister as he takes on the dark forces of evil and injustice in the British legal system.
  BLTSbraille | Sep 29, 2021 |
A delightful romp through 6 short stories of the inimitable Rumpole, in one case actually narrated by Hilda, of SWMBO fame. The nice thing about Mortimer's stories is that he leaves the reader enough information to entirely believe the discoveries at the end, except in one story that I found a little hard to believe. Interesting, as it is the only one that takes place outside of England. ( )
  ffortsa | Jan 18, 2019 |
"Rumpole and the Angel of Death" is a collection of 6 stories featuring the late John Mortimer’s immortal creation, Horace Rumpole. I don’t know if these were previously published, for example in magazines, or if they were original to this volume printed in 1995, but I do know that Rumpole is best read at short story or novella length, as that seems to be Mortimer’s greatest strength. These six stories include “Rumpole and the Model Prisoner,” “Rumpole and the Way Through the Woods,” “Hilda’s Story” (told by Rumpole’s wife, also known as She Who Must Be Obeyed), “Rumpole and the Little Boy Lost,” “Rumpole and the Rights of Man” (which takes an extreme reversal of expectations at the very end) and “Rumpole and the Angel of Death.” Mortimer’s writing is humourous and witty, while also making some rather pointed comments about political correctness and other quirks of our times; recommended, especially if you enjoyed the British television series from the last century featuring Leo McKern as the title character. ( )
  thefirstalicat | Dec 17, 2017 |
More Rumpole. The angel of death is a doctor performs what she regards as a mercy killing, and at the end if prepared to offer her services to Rumpole, who abruptly recovers from a hangover. ( )
  antiquary | Aug 22, 2015 |
In this latest volume, Rumpole takes on kidnapping and fraud, a mercy killer, an assassination, animal rights activists and upper class murderers and animal rights. One of the stories is narrated by Rumpole's wife Hilda and shows that Rumpole isn't the only legal talent in the family. Mortimer takes what I think is a very intelligent viewpoint: that Rumpole is comfortably out of step with the moden world. Occasionally he uses this to foil the politically correct police, but on rare occasions he is defeated by circumstances he doesn't understand. Nothing new here, but Rumpole is always reliable and fun to spend time with. ( )
  Bjace | Jul 11, 2012 |
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Short story collection:
  • Rumpole and the Model Prisoner
  • Rumpole and the Way Through the Woods
  • Hilda's Story
  • Rumpole and the Little Boy Lost
  • Rumpole and the Rights of Man
  • Rumpole and the Angel of Death
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"In John Mortimer's latest collection of Rumpole stories the comic, courageous, and corpulent "great defender of muddled and sinful humanity" is joined by a winning cast of villains and victims in tales whose wry humor and sparkling wit deftly send up the British legal system." "In Rumpole and the Angel of Death our hero achieves new, resounding triumphs over the forces of prejudice and mean-mindedness. "Rumpole and the Way through the Woods" involves Rumpole in the world of hunters and the hunted, animal rights and human wrongs. In "Rumpole and the Rights of Man," he finds at the European Court of Human Rights that international justice is as fallible as the domestic variety. And for the first time, Hila, She Who Must Be Obeyed, tells a story all her own." "This richly entertaining volume will delight fans who have been waiting, Rumpoleless, for more than two years, and will convert new adherents to the faith."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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