A Rumpole Christmas Hardcover - 2009
by John Mortimer
The first ever collection ofRumpole Christmas stories-just in time for the holidays
A Rumpole Christmas is a collection of five holidaystories-never before published in book form-depicting the Old Bailey Hack at his lovable best. In"Rumpole and Father Christmas," the English barristerencounters a familiar-looking Santa who he thinksis a thief. In "Rumpole's Slimmed Down Christmas,"he goes to a new-age spa when "She who must beobeyed" insists that he lose a few pounds. In "Rumpoleand the Christmas Break," he protects Hilda as a shadyjudge flirts with her while on a holiday that turnsout to be anything but relaxing.
Witty and compulsively readable, this irresistiblenew collection will provide solace to the legions of fanslamenting John Mortimer's death early this year.
Summary
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.
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- Title A Rumpole Christmas
- Author John Mortimer
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 161
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Viking Books, New York
- Date 2009-10-29
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780670021352 / 0670021350
- Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
- Dimensions 7 x 5.1 x 0.8 in (17.78 x 12.95 x 2.03 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects London (England), Detective and mystery stories, English
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009026816
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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