Jerome K. Jerome was born in Walsall, Staffordshire in 1859, and educated at Marylebone Grammar School. He left school aged fourteen to become a railway clerk, the first of a long line of jobs which included acting, teaching and journalism. His first book On Stage and Off, a collection of humorous pieces about the theatre, was well received on its publication 1885 and was followed by The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (1886), his most famous work, Three Men in a Boat (1890) and its sequel Three Men on the Bummel (1900). In 1892 Jerome, together with some friends, founded The Idler, an illustrated monthly magazine which gained a reputation for publishing humorous work. When the magazine folded, Jerome turned to the theatre again and became well-known as a playwright. He died in 1927.
Three Men in a Boat is the somewhat true enough tale of three friends: Jerome, Harris, and George who decide that thier demanding careers have left them in need of an extended holiday. With this in mind, they set out down England's most storied rivers in this hilarious and classic tale. What was intended as a travel guide, complete with historical commentary and local colour, quickly became one of England's most celebrated comic novels. And that is to say nothing of the dog!
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