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Writing about the indignities of old age: the daunting stairway to the restaurant restroom, the bene...

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The Summer of a Dormouse

Check-ups are, in my experience, a grave mistake; all they do is allow the quack of your choice to t...

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Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders

She felt a tightness in her chest and sent for Dr Simcox.'What's the trouble?''Look out there, that'...

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Paradise Postponed

A hundred pounds! He couldn't remember ever having seen a hundred pounds, all at one time. He found ...

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Paradise Postponed

I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitiv...

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lIf someone tries to steal your watch, by all means fight them off. If someone sues you for your wat...

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I refuse to spend my life worrying about what I eat. There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an...

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John Mortimer

Barrister

Born: 1923-04-21

Died: 2009-01-16

John Mortimer QC (21 April 1923 – 16 January 2009) was an English barrister and writer, best known for his Rumpole of the Bailey television drama series and books.More