Lucky is the man, woman, or child whose Christmas gift list is made up of readers. There's much to choose from this season, not the least being this fine, "best of" collection of stories featuring the ...

John Mortimer, barrister, author, playwright and creator of Horace Rumpole, the cunning defender of the British criminal classes, died Friday at his home in Oxfordshire, England. He was 85. His death ...

British author and dramatist John Mortimer has died at 85. Mortimer, who combined a career as a lawyer with a prolific literary output, was the creator of Horace Rumpole, the cigar-smoking, ...

London barrister Horace Rumpole defends in criminal cases. Stars: Leo McKern, Marion Mathie, Robin Bailey. Rumpole agrees to defend an elitist restaurateur whom he dislikes. Rumpole & the Summer of ...

John Mortimer, a British lawyer and writer who created the character Horace Rumpole, a disheveled barrister memorably featured in the popular television series “Rumpole of the Bailey,” died Friday at ...