Rumpole novels

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The Rumpole novels are a series of humorous legal mysteries by John Mortimer featuring the irreverent, poetry-quoting London barrister Horace Rumpole as he defends a colorful array of clients in British courts.

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instanceOf humorous fiction series
legal mystery series
novel series
author John Mortimer
basedOn Rumpole novels self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rumpole of the Bailey short stories
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresCharacter Claude Erskine-Brown
Guthrie Featherstone
Hilda Rumpole
Horace Rumpole (fictional character)
surface form: Horace Rumpole

Phyllida Trant
Samuel Ballard
She who must be obeyed
surface form: She Who Must Be Obeyed

Timson family
surface form: The Timson family
genre humorous fiction
legal fiction
mystery fiction
hasMedium ebook
print
hasProtagonistOccupation barrister
hasProtagonistTrait defence-oriented
irreverent
poetry-quoting
hasWork Rumpole novels self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rumpole Misbehaves

Rumpole novels self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rumpole and the Angel of Death

Rumpole novels self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders

Rumpole novels self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders (novel)

Rumpole novels self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rumpole and the Primrose Path

Rumpole novels self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rumpole and the Reign of Terror

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surface form: The Anti-Social Behaviour of Horace Rumpole
literaryStyle character-driven
comic
satirical
mainCharacter Horace Rumpole (fictional character)
surface form: Horace Rumpole
narrativePerspective first-person narration by Horace Rumpole
notableAspect depiction of life at the criminal bar in London
use of quotations from English poetry
originalLanguage English
publisherCountry United Kingdom
relatedWork Rumpole of the Bailey (1975 BBC Play for Today)
surface form: Rumpole of the Bailey (TV series)
settingLocation British courts
London, England
surface form: London
targetAudience adult readers
timePeriodOfSetting early 21st century
late 20th century
typicalTheme clash between individual and legal establishment
criminal defence in British courts
satire of the legal profession

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this entity surface form: Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders
Rumpole novels hasWork Rumpole novels self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rumpole and the Angel of Death
Rumpole novels hasWork Rumpole novels self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rumpole and the Primrose Path
Rumpole novels hasWork Rumpole novels self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rumpole and the Reign of Terror
Rumpole novels hasWork Rumpole novels self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rumpole Misbehaves
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this entity surface form: The Anti-Social Behaviour of Horace Rumpole
Rumpole novels hasWork Rumpole novels self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders (novel)