Three Men in a Boat

Name: Three Men in a Boat
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Jerome K. Jerome
ISBN: 9781802562392

Author: Jerome K. Jerome

Narrator: James Harrington

Unabridged: 5 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Interactive Media

Published: 01/06/2025

Categories: Fiction, Humorous

Synopsis

Embark on a hilariously misadventurous journey with friends J., George, Harris, and the spirited dog Montmorency. Seeking respite from their mundane routines, they set off on a boating expedition along the Thames. Amidst comical calamities and whimsical reflections, Jerome crafts a timeless tale of friendship and folly. Through witty observations and charming antics, the narrative sails effortlessly through the absurdities of everyday life.

About Jerome K. Jerome

Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927), an English novelist, playwright, and actor, is best known as a humorist. In his writing, he was able to explore sensitive issues regarding human emotions through humor and light-hearted narrations.

Born in Walsall, Staffordshire, Jerome was brought up in the East End of London in relative poverty. He left school at fourteen and worked variously as a clerk, a hack journalist, an actor, and a schoolmaster. His first book, On the Stage and Off, was published in 1885. This was followed by numerous plays, books, and magazine articles, but he is best known for Three Men in a Boat. In 1927, one year after writing his autobiography My Life and Times, he was made a Freeman of the Borough of Walsall.

Though a relaxed, urbane man, Jerome was a relentless explorer of new ideas and experiences. He travelled widely throughout Europe, was a pioneer of skiing in the Alps, and visited Russia and America several times. He was a prolific writer whose work has been translated into many foreign languages.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Henry on October 31, 2024

Three young gentlemen and I use that word very loosely are desperate to get away from the fast pace tensions of every day 19th Century London life ( the horror !). And go someplace else, they should have stayed put indeed. The men need a long rest, they're quite run down but from what though ? The b......more

Goodreads review by Peter on April 25, 2019

What a brilliant book! If you are looking to the perfect follow up to The Pickwick Papers this is your genre. See what J (the narrator), George (the man with the orange red blazer), Harris and not to be forgotten Montmorency (the dog) experience on their picnic, camping and boat trip on the River Th......more

Goodreads review by Paul on January 09, 2023

1889 English humour In the church is a memorial to Mrs. Sarah Hill, who bequeathed £1 annually, to be divided at Easter, between two boys and two girls who “have never been undutiful to their parents; who have never been known to swear or to tell untruths, to steal, or to break windows.” Fancy giving......more

Goodreads review by mark on December 27, 2018

i have a friend named Albert. once, long ago, i was matched with him as a volunteer to provide him 'peer support'. our relationship as volunteer and client continued semi-happily for many years, until i started working for the agency that oversees these volunteer matches. when that match officially......more