Rumpole and the Primrose Path

Rumpole and the Primrose Path is an anthology of light hearted legal comedy short stories^[1] by writer John Mortimer. It is the 12th in a series based in part on his own past experiences as a barrister but also notable for their use of themes topical at the time each was published.^[2] It begins with the aged barrister Horace Rumpole^[3] marooned in a nursing home where he feels some shady business is going on. Several of the stories in the collection were adapted as part of a series of 45 minute radio plays starring real life husband and wife duo Timothy West and Prunella Scales.^[4] The short stories included in the work are:

• Rumpole and the Primrose Path (part of radio series)
• Rumpole and the New Year's Resolutions
• Rumpole and the Scales of Justice (part of radio series)
• Rumpole and the Right to Privacy
• Rumpole and the Vanishing Juror (part of radio series)
• Rumpole Redeemed (part of radio series)

Rumpole and the Primrose Path

First edition
Author	John Mortimer
Language	English
Series	Rumpole of the Bailey
Genre	legal
Publisher	Viking Press
Publication date	2003
Publication place	United Kingdom