British writer and barrister John Mortimer died today. Mortimer is best known for his literary creation Rumpole of the Bailey, the irascible barrister who quotes Keats, insults judges, defends low lifes, and hides whenever he can from his wife, whom he calls, sotto voce, of course, “she who must be obeyed.”
We have lots of John Mortimer’s books and many episodes from the Rumpole television series. Check them out, in honor of J.M.!
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