Rumpole's Return
About this book
The first ever collection of Rumpole Christmas stories? just in time for the holidays A Rumpole Christmas is a collection of five holiday stories?never before published in book form? depicting the Old Bailey Hack at his lovable best. In ?Rumpole and Father Christmas,? the English barrister encounters a familiar-looking Santa who he thinks is a thief. In ?Rumpole?s Slimmed Down Christmas,? he goes to a new-age spa when ?She who must be obeyed? insists that he lose a few pounds. In ?Rumpole and the Christmas Break,? he protects Hilda as a shady judge flirts with her while on a holiday that turns out to be anything but relaxing. Witty and compulsively readable, this irresistible new collection will provide solace to the legions of fans lamenting John Mortimer?s death early this year.
Reader Profile
3.8/5 · 3 readers · 167 pages · ≈ 3 h 06 m · Challenging
What order should I read the Rumpole of the Bailey series?
Read Rumpole's Return first, then follow the publication order above — Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders.
How long does it take to read Rumpole's Return?
About ≈ 3 h 06 m — 167 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Rumpole's Return?
167 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Rumpole's Return?
It sits on the Fiction shelves.
Is Rumpole's Return in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Rumpole's Return?
John Mortimer (1923–2009).
Rumpole of the Bailey — reading order
- → Rumpole's Return (1940) you are here
- 1 Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders (2004)