Three Men in a Boatby Jerome K. Jerome | |
| List(s): | "Carp 500" |
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| Category: |
"Fiction - Adventure" |
| Pages: | 178 |
| Year of Publication: | 1889 |
| Date Read: | 02/11/1996 |
| Notes: | Subtitle: To Say Nothing of the Dog. A leisurely chronicle of a summer’s boating holiday on the Thames. Jerome’s embellishing touches come from intimate knowledge of the Thames, its long history and the mishaps that await all who venture upon it. He is aware of the infrangibility of cans when the can opener has been left behind, the ingenuity of an untended rope, the cunning of kettles and leaking kerosene. COMMENTS — Jerome K. Jerome insisted years later than he could “hardly remember” writing Three Men in a Boat. “I remember only,” he wrote, “feeling very young and absurdly pleased with myself.” This book was the inspiration for much of Connie Willis’ To Say Nothing of the Dog, and Jerome K. Jerome makes an appearance in that book. |
| My Rating: | 8 |
Reviewed by Roger on 2007-11-04 12:50:44
