Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
One of the best-loved classics of all time, Three Men in a Boat is a hilarious account of three friends and their dog on a holiday trip on the Thames in England. Harris, George, Jerome (the narrator), and Montmorency (the fox terrier) decide to take a break from their tedious routine, to restore their 'mental equilibrium'. And so they take a trip on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford, making certain stops at interesting places, camping out, and inadvertently landing up in comical muddles and misadventures.
Originally planned as a travelogue, this book turned into a literary classic, thanks to the narrator's humorous digressions, segueing into the historical background of some places. It is sprinkled with his own musings as they cross Hampton Court Palace, Monkey Island, Magna Carta Island, Marlow, little villages, and other known landmarks on the way.
The three men in the novel are based on real-life characters: Jerome himself, and his two friends, George Wingrave and Carl Hentschel.
About the Author
Jerome Klapka Jerome was born in Walsall on 2 May 1859 and brought up in East London. After his father died, Jerome left school at fourteen and worked as a railway clerk, actor, journalist and teacher. In 1885 he published On the Stage - and Off which was followed in 1886 by Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow. In 1888 Jerome married Georgina Stanley and a year later he published his most famous work, Three Men in a Boat. The sequel, Three Men on the Bummel, appeared in 1900. Jerome also wrote several other novels, plays, stories and autobiographical writings, edited The Idler and Today magazines and, during the First World War, worked for the French ambulance service. Jerome K. Jerome died on 14 June 1927.
Format: Paperback | 192 pages
Dimensions (cm): 18 x 11.1 x 1.2 | 204g
Publication Date: 01 May 1983
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN10: 0140012133
ISBN13: 9780140012132
Condition: Acceptable
A vintage book with obvious wear. Has obvious damage to the cover, including a lot of creasing, scuff marks and scratches, but integrity still intact. There are 2 names and 3 mobile numbers written in black pen on the last page in the book, but no other writing in margins. There is creasing throughout the book, but no tears or holes. There is also a fair amount of discolouring, he worst of which is on the first and last 3 pages in the book. No underlining or highlighting of text, and no missing pages or anything that would compromise the legibility or understanding of the text. An old and worn, but still a clean, solid and readable copy.