Sir John Mortimer is Dead at 85

posted 16 years ago by Harold_Robbins
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Let's raise a glass of Chateau Thames-Embankment to Rumpole's late creator:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/17/books/17mortimer.html?partner=rss&am p;emc=rss

"Somewhere along the line the world has lost all of its standards and all of its taste."

[–] jamdonahoo 16 years ago

Or we could have a glass of Pommeroy's Plonk. I met Sir John at a book signing at Hatchard's, what a charming gentleman. RIP