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Bezig met laden... The Best of Rumpole : A Personal Choicedoor John Mortimer
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Very amusing - a great insight into the British Legal system and how it works ( ) I've become quite fond of the exploits of Horace Rumpole, a rumpled and curmudgeonly defence barrister in England, esconced in the Old Bailey, who is only intimidated by She Who Must Be Obeyed, a.k.a. Hilda Rumpole. This is a collection of the best of Rumpole, selected by the author himself. The best of these stories show not-oft seen sides of Rumpole, such as "Rumpole and the Children of the Devil", which concludes with Rumpole surprising and delighting She Who Must with a hard-earned skill in ballroom dancing, one of the few times he has been seen to actually do something for her that could be interpreted as romantic. Others show that, while Rumpole is content to be seen as a true cynic about humanity and the law, there are aspects of both that he takes quite seriously and will defend to the hilt. Throw in the usual deliciously droll English humour, and you've got a real treat that I look forward to indulging for a long time to come. What a very fun series of books this must be. I had not read any of them before, or seen the TV shows, and had no idea that this series was the origin of the ideas of referring to one's wife as She Who Must Be Obeyed. This collection of short stories is a sort of overview of the overall series, I think - you pretty much get dropped into the middle, and meet various characters who seem to have personalities, although your acquaintance with them is too short to be really sure. Rumpole's character comes across well; how realistically I couldn't begin to guess, although I would suspect a lawyer with his chutzpah would not have made it for as long as apparently Rumpole has done for most of these stories. Are the stories any good? They can be compared to Wodehouse's Jeeves stories, I think, where Jeeves and Rumpole have a lot in common, but there is no real equivalent to Bertie Wooster to lend these stories the air of madcap energy that Jeeves stories have. The stories suffer for it. They are parodies, fun little stories that you can't take too seriously, but Rumpole's air of pomposity is a bit jarring. Given time and opportunity, I'll probably read more - I suspect that the overall story arc is one worth following. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"Rumpole is everyone's favorite defense barrister: he is a fearless tamer of judges who is kept in order only by She Who Must Be Obeyed. A rumbustious defender of the faith, Rumpole is known, not surprisingly, as something of a character. His exploits at the Old Bailey - and elsewhere - are an unsurpassable blend of eloquence, wit, cynicism, and experience." "This volume of John Mortimer's favorite Rumpole stories contains some of the bluff barrister's finest moments. There is Rumpole's encounter with the acting world, his frequent and often disillusioning brushes with the Timsons, and many of his confrontations with the pompous and sometimes misguided gentlemen of the Bench." "For those unfamiliar with Rumpole, this volume offers a perfect introduction to John Mortimer's wisest and wittiest creation. Those who have already encountered Rumpole will want to reacquaint themselves with the immortal barrister in this hugely entertaining collection of stories."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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