Rumpole of the Bailey
John Mortimer
Mystery / Contemporary Fiction
Rumpole of the Bailey
by John Mortimer
—· 208 p· 1978
20th Century ClassicLiterary Canonfunnylighthearted
Overview
About
Horace Rumpole is 68 next birthday with an unsurpassed knowledge of blood and typewriters and a penchant for quoting poetry.
Part of a series
Rumpole of the Bailey
Vol. I · 1 of 7 volumes
VOL 2
2
II
Rumpole and the Confessions of Mycr…
VOL 3
3
III
Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murd…
VOL 4
4
IV
Rumpole and the Old Boy Net
VOL 5
5
V
Rumpole and the Golden Thread
VOL 6
6
VI
Rumpole on Trial
VOL 7
7
VII
Rumpole's Last Case
6 more volumes
Pages
208
Eagle Large Print
Linguistic complexity
3/5
Moderate
Thematic complexity
3/5
Layered
Rating
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Reader feel
Character Wit10
Courtroom Satire9
Prose8
Narration8
Plot twists7
Pacing7
Worldbuilding5
Emotional depth5
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