The author and his two friends, George and Harris, agree that they have been working too hard and that their health in consequence is suffering. The three young men decide therefore to take a boating holiday on the Thames, starting at Kingston and ending in Oxford. They also take Montmorency, their pet terrier with them. The book recounts their adventures and mishaps on the trip and is punctuated by numerous hilarious passages about, for example, being trapped in Hampton Court Maze, the unreliabilty of barometers and the problems involved in learning to play the bagpipes. "Three Men in a...
The author and his two friends, George and Harris, agree that they have been working too hard and that their health in consequence is suffering. The t...
Jerome K. Jerome's classic comedy of English gentlemen bumbling across the countryside has amused and entertained generations of readers. It was first published in 1899, and despite the often hostile reviews from critics, sold thousands of copies around the world. Three Men in a Boat details the escapades of George, Harris, J. (Jerome), and Montmorency, a fox terrier, as their attempt at an idyllic cruise up the River Thames from Kingston Upon Thames to Oxford, quickly spins out of control. The men soon encounter locals and wildlife who hinder or help them on...
Jerome K. Jerome's classic comedy of English gentlemen bumbling across the countryside has amused and entertained generations of readers. It ...
