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Rumpole on Trial

By: John Mortimer
Narrated by: Timothy West
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Summary

In this work, Horace Rumpole returns to delight us with seven new cases. We find our hero jousting with the Devil, being wooed by a beautiful violin player, and even up before the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Bar Council.

©1993 John Mortimer (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

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That’s the way tell a funny story

The Rumpole books are fantastical well written with excellent use of language and incredibly funny. From a time before being Woke destroyed humour. If you want to laugh while listening to a cleaver plot, this is for you. Great narration too.

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Excellent, only spoilt by chapter placing!

When the chapters were placed roughly an hour long on previous Rumpole books (often only a few minutes before the end of a story) there seem some sort of erroneous logic. However, the chapters of this story range from 25mins to over an hour in no sense whatsoever. a book of six short stories broken up into as many chapters would make sense and you wouldn't have to jump to pause at the end of each tale. Please sort this out...and fire you're editor!

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Superb + sound levels are now fine

Some reviewers have complained about the sound levels. I conclude these must have been resolved. Timothy West’s excellent narration is crystal clear (as of June 2022). The six stories in this collection are, in the main, very enjoyable. The last one is particularly good. All hail Rumpole

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Fun - volume request

Really enjoyed the stories and the reading, would just like a louder recording volume as I listen while doing other things and couldn't always hear even with phone volume on full

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Perfect driving stories

A wonderfully read adaptation of Rumpole.
I would definitely recommend this and enjoyed all of the stories

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Rumpole never lets one down

This is another very good "light" listen which I enjoyed thoroughly. Horace Rumpole at his extreme best swimming in Chateau Pump Water whilst keeping "she who must be obeyed" in the boosom of the Mansion Flat.

An elegant and humerous resident of the fiction genre in the style of Woodhouse, Tom Sharpe et al.

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A Heartwarming & Hilarious Listen!

Wonderful entertainment and perfectly performed by Timothy West - I loved it and will listen many times. Highly recommend!

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The best Rumpole so far

The best Rumpole book I've listened to so far and the best narrator as well in Timothy West. His soto voce is sometimes a little too soto voce when I'm driving but that's a minor quibble.

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The narrator appears to move away from the microphone which means sometimes it is impossible to understand what he says and at other times it is really loud. And as I listen in bed, I have to constantly adjust the volume, so am not going to order any more books narrated by Timothy West.

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Brilliant Entertainment

Timothy West perfectly brings Rumpole to life. Strangely I enjoyed the reading more than the full cast version. A wonderful escape in these troubled times.

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