Author: Stephen Lambe Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445615746 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 179
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Jerome K Jerome's most famous book - and the River that was its star- are dissected in this beautifully illustrated, full colour book.
Author: Jerome K Jerome Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 248
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A Fun-Filled Adventure, an Expedition with a Difference! Friends are a great part of our lives. Do you have great friends who are fun-loving, free spirits, and great companions? Well, that is what Jerome our narrator had during this thrilling and fun-filled adventurous voyage with his mates. Jerome our narrator happens to be the author of this book, Three Men in a Boat. He captivates us with the comical accounts they had with his two best friends, Harris and George plus their bubbly four-legged companion Montmorency. The three health-conscious friends, one day after a long deliberation in Jerome ́s room come up with a conclusion that they all have many illnesses. According to them, the cure was to take a vacation by going on a voyage. A boat ride was the solution! In this comical adventure, the intention of the writer was to make a travel guide with a comical angle. This he did by highlighting all the historical places along Great Britain ́s River Thames from Kingston to Oxford and back. With Jerome (J) as the narrator, the three have the time of their lives during this voyage as they explore the water ways. Montmorency their beloved dog, fancies fighting and hanging out with a pack of street dogs. According to the author, he was a much-needed companion for an Englishman, in this context he is a fictional dog. The author further gives the following in great details: J does the packing as Harris and George look on lazily. Meet Montmorency, the loyal guardian. Harris ́s minor incident. The cold rains! Dodging the steamers, mad fun! A suicide incident by drowning. Author ́s Biography Jerome Klapka Jerome was born on 2nd May, 1859. He is the comic masterpiece author of the Three Men in a Boat. It was first published in 1889. Jerome passed on on 14th June, 1927.
Author: Jerome K. Jerome Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1783196882 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 85
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First published in 1889 Jerome K. Jerome's classic tale of boating misadventure has become the quintessential example of the charm and wit of Victorian England. In an attempt to escape the stresses of city life three friends J, Harris and George plus their faithful canine companion Montmorency decide to take a boating jaunt between Kingston and Oxford. However a trip intended to relax and rejuvenate quickly becomes a journey of unquenchable comedy, with death-defying battles with swans, culinary disasters and contrary tea kettles just a few of the challenges facing the trio along the way.
Author: John Llewellyn Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd ISBN: 1788038401 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 200
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Ninety years after the death of its author, Jerome K Jerome’s ever popular Three Men in a Boat is taken down from the shelf and the dust blown from its pages to reveal surprising facts and stories hidden in its familiar text.
Author: Jerome K. Jerome Publisher: Read Books Ltd ISBN: 1473373239 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 11
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This early work by Jerome K. Jerome was originally published in 1893 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Dancing Partner' is a short story about the scarcity of young men as dancing dancing partners and a creepy solution offered by a mechanical toy maker. Jerome Klapka Jerome was born in Walsall, England in 1859. Both his parents died while he was in his early teens, and he was forced to quit school to support himself. In 1889, Jerome published his most successful and best-remembered work, 'Three Men in a Boat'. Featuring himself and two of his friends encountering humorous situations while floating down the Thames in a small boat, the book was an instant success, and has never been out of print. In fact, its popularity was such that the number of registered Thames boats went up fifty percent in the year following its publication.
Author: Jerome K. Jerome Publisher: Graphic Arts Books ISBN: 1513279025 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 139
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A decade after their wild boat ride adventure on the Thames river, J, Harris, and George reunite for another vacation. Older, richer, and fatter, but not wiser, the three men stumble through mishaps and surprises as they journey to Germany. First saying their goodbyes, J and Harris seek the approval of their wives, worried about leaving their kids. Their wives are supportive, secretly considering their husbands’ trip from home as a vacation for themselves as well. Still a bachelor, George tells his aunt about the trip before they depart. First arriving in a boat, the men journey through Germany, stopping in Hamburg, Hanover, and Berlin. When they are able, they stay in hotels and inns, and when they are desperate, the sleep in the barns of kind farmers. After a long journey, the men finally arrive at their destination. Planning on completing a cycling tour through the German Black Forest, the men take a single rider and a tandem bicycle, making a solemn compromise to take turns being the solo rider. As they set out on their bike ride, the friends are amazed by the beauty and serenity of the forest, until they start to realize that everything looks familiar. Lost in the woods and going in circles, the three men must find a way home from their adventure before they get caught in the impending rain storm. Through sketches and detailed observations, Jerome K. Jerome’s Three Men on the Bummel provides a fascinating perspective on the landscape and culture of 20th century Germany. With drunken adventures, sword fights, and misfortunate weather, Three Men on the Bummel is an exciting and charming travelogue, humorous and enjoyable even for modern audiences. This edition of Three Men on the Bumel by Jerome K. Jerome is presented in an easy-to-read font and features an eye-catching new cover design. With these accommodations, this edition is accessible and appealing to contemporary audiences, restoring Jerome K Jerome’s work to modern standards while preserving the original wit and charm of Three Men on the Bummel.
Author: Jerome K Jerome Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 234
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Three Men in a Boat published in 1889, is a humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome of a two-week boating holiday on the Thames from Kingston upon Thames to Oxford and back to Kingston. The book was initially intended to be a serious travel guide, with accounts of local history along the route, but the humorous elements took over to the point where the serious and somewhat sentimental passages seem a distraction to the comic novel. One of the most praised things about Three Men in a Boat is how undated it appears to modern readers - the jokes have been praised as fresh and witt
Author: Mark Salzman Publisher: Open Road Media ISBN: 1453221107 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 195
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DIVFrom the author of Iron & Silk comes a moving memoir of love and family, loss and spiritual yearning DIVAnxiety has always been part of Mark Salzman’s life: He was born into a family as nervous as rabbits, people with extra angst coded into their genes. As a young man he found solace through martial arts, meditation, tai chi, and rigorous writing schedules, but as he approaches midlife, he confronts a year of catastrophe. First, Salzman suffers a crippling case of writer’s block; then a sudden family tragedy throws his life into chaos. Overwhelmed by terrifying panic attacks, the author begins a search for equanimity that ultimately leads to an epiphany from a most unexpected source./divDIV /divDIVThe Man in the Empty Boat is a witty and touching account of a skeptic’s spiritual quest, a story of one man’s journey to find peace as a father, a writer, and an individual./divDIV/div/div
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