Mortimer's beloved barrister, Horace Rumpole, at last tells the tale, hitherto mentioned only in passing, of the Penge Bungalow murders, the case that made his reputation as a defense lawyer decades ...

Two weeks ago we looked at John le Carre's early portrait of his master spy, George Smiley. Today, we have le Carre's slightly older, more lighthearted contemporary, John Mortimer, presenting his much ...

Mr. Mortimer was a barrister, author, playwright and the creator of Horace Rumpole, the cunning defender of the British criminal classes. By Helen T. Verongos John Mortimer, who died on Friday at 85, ...

Ever since first appearing in Englishman John Mortimer's mysteries, Rumpole of the Bailey has made asides referring to the Penge Bungalow Murders, a court case from very early in his career, in which ...

At the start of Mortimer’s winning new novella to feature Horace Rumpole (after 2006’s Rumpole and the Reign of Terror), the quirky English barrister agrees to defend 12-year-old Peter Timson, who’s ...

Best known as the creator of Horace Rumpole (Rumpole Rests His Case, etc.), Mortimer delivers much sound advice and liberal opinion, supported by apt literary allusions (from Shakespeare to Wodehouse) ...

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - British author and lawyer John Mortimer, the creator of legal television show "Rumpole of the Bailey," died on Friday aged 85, his spokeswoman said. Mortimer, who also ...

At the start of “Rumpole and the Younger Generation,” the first story in this posthumous “best of” collection, Mortimer’s curmudgeonly, Wordsworth-quoting barrister, Horace Rumpole, mentions that ...

Poet Lisowski (Girl Work) reflects in these moving personal essays on gender, class, and the pain and redemption found in horror films Confined to a psychiatric ward in her late Continue reading » The ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Author and lawyer John Mortimer, the creator of legal television show "Rumpole of the Bailey," died on Friday aged 85, his spokeswoman said. Mortimer, who also appeared as a defence ...