Rumpole of the Bailey
A Chronological List of the Stories
Books
The Rumpole Books were published by Penguin, or an imprint called Viking. The hardback versions, especially later in the run, were published first by Viking with the Penguin paperback copy the following year.
Most of the Rumpole books were collections of short stories. Only four books were novels: Rumpole's Return, plus the last three books - Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders, Rumpole and the Reign of Terror, and The Anti-social Behaviour of Horace Rumpole. The Christmas book was a posthumous collection of previously published stories from various sources.
Dates are the first release.
1978 - Rumpole of the Bailey
1979 - The Trials of Rumpole
1980 - Rumpole’s Return
1981 - Regina v. Rumpole [collects together two books: Rumpole's Return, and Rumpole for the Defence]
1981 - Rumpole for the Defence [in Regina v. Rumpole] : by itself in 1982
1983 - Rumpole and the The Golden Thread
1988 - Rumpole and the The Age of Miracles
1990 - Rumpole a la Carte
1992 - Rumpole on Trial
1987 - Rumpole's Last Case
1995 - Rumpole and the Angel of Death
2001 - Rumpole Rests His Case
2002 - Rumpole and the Primrose Path
2004 - Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders
2006 - Rumpole and the Reign of Terror
2007 - The Anti-social Behaviour of Horace Rumpole. US title: Rumpole Misbehaves
2009 - Rumpole at Christmas. US tltle: A Rumpole Christmas
Omnibus Books
The Rumpole Omnibus collections
The three omnibus collections reprinted three books in one volume. The first contained books 1 to 3, the second contained books 4 to 6, the third contained books 7, 8 and 10 - skipping over Rumpole on Trial, the book of the seventh and final season of the television series.
The First Rumpole Omnibus (1983)
Rumpole of the Bailey
The Trials of Rumpole
Rumpole's Return
The Second Rumpole Omnibus (1987)
Rumpole for the Defence
Rumpole and the Golden Thread
Rumpole’s Last Case
The Third Rumpole Omnibus (1997)
Rumpole and the Age of Miracles
Rumpole a la Carte
Rumpole and the Angel of Death
• Skips over the 9th book: Rumpole on Trial
Anthologies of Short Stories
The Best of Rumpole: a Personal Choice (1993)
Rumpole and The Younger Generation
Rumpole and the Showfolk
Rumpole and the Tap End
Rumpole and the Bubble Reputation
Rumpole and the Children of the Devil
Rumpole on Trial
Forever Rumpole: The Best of Rumpole Stories (2011)
Rumpole and The Younger Generation
Rumpole and the Showfolk
Rumpole and the Tap End
Rumpole and the Bubble Reputation
Rumpole a la Carte
Rumpole and the Children of the Devil
Rumpole on Trial
Rumpole and the Way Through the Woods
Rumpole and the Angel of Death
Rumpole and the Old Familiar Faces
Rumpole Rests His Case
Rumpole and the Primrose Path
Rumpole Redeemed
Rumpole and the Christmas Break
Rumpole and the Brave new World (story fragment only)
The Collected Stories of Rumpole (2013)
Rumpole and The Younger Generation
Rumpole and the Heavy Brigade
Rumpole and the Mad of God
Rumpole and the Showfolk
Rumpole and the Expert Witness
Rumpole and the Spirit of Christmas
Rumpole and the Boat People
Rumpole and the Genuine Article
Rumpole and the Last Resort
Rumpole and the Blind Tasting
Rumpole and the Judge’s Elbow
Rumpole’s Last Case
Rumpole and the Tap End
Rumpole and the Bubble Reputation
Rumpole and Portia
Rumpole a la Carte
Rumpole on Trial
Rumpole and the Model Prisoner
Rumpole and the Old Familiar Faces
Rumpole and the Primrose Path