New York: Viking, 2008 9780670018802. Fine/Fine. First Edition. First Printing. Complete Numberline. Hardback. An immaculate copy with no annotations or inscriptions. Stated 'First American Edition'. 542 pages including index and many B/W photos. The biography (but no hagiography!) of an eminent English man of letters, who drew on his own experiences as a barrister to create the character of Rumpole of the Bailey. Novelist, playwright, and barrister Sir John Mortimer has led an extraordinarily rich and daring life, privately and professionally, much of it in the public eye. His own writings, from the play A Voyage Round My Father to his three acclaimed volumes of autobiography, and his other plays, film and TV scripts and novels have been much acclaimed. This is a heavy volume which will require extra postage. .

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Novelist, playwright and barrister John Mortimer has led an extraordinarily rich life, privately and professionally, much of it in the public eye. His own writings, from the play A Voyage Round My Father to the memoirs Clinging to the Wreckage and Murderers and Other Friends, have given his many fans plenty of insights. But now for the first time a biographer has had full access to Mortimer, his circle of friends and colleagues, and their diaries and letters. The result is a riveting account of the life of one of the great figures of our time. A Voyage Round John Mortimer is revealing of many aspects of Mortimer's legal and literary career, from his first attempts at writing novels and the early help he offered his barrister father through to the great triumphs of Rumpole and the Oz trial.

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Bookseller: David Edward Hellawell (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1559
Title: A Voyage Round John Mortimer
Author: Grove, Valerie
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0670018805
ISBN 13: 9780670018802
Publisher: New York: Viking, 2008 9780670018802
Place of Publication: New York
This edition first published: 2008
LCCN: 2008007374
Keywords: Mortimer Rumpole Penelope Courts Justice Barrister Plays Theatre Stage Films Marriage Divorce Adultery Obscenity Laws QSE

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