Three Men in a Boat
Book Description
"Three Men in a Boat," Jerome Jerome's comic masterpiece and one of the best-known classics of English humor, follows the misadventures of 3 bungling, Victorian-era bachelors who take off on a rowing excursion up the Thames. Their disastrous struggles with camping equipment, meal preparation, and rampant hypochondria trumpet simple truths that still resonate today. An enchanting comic novel, "Thre...
More"Three Men in a Boat," Jerome Jerome's comic masterpiece and one of the best-known classics of English humor, follows the misadventures of 3 bungling, Victorian-era bachelors who take off on a rowing excursion up the Thames. Their disastrous struggles with camping equipment, meal preparation, and rampant hypochondria trumpet simple truths that still resonate today. An enchanting comic novel, "Three Men in a Boat" features three hypochondriacs who find that they have symptoms of every disease in existance (except housemaid's knee). To prop up their failing health, they decide to take a cruise down the Thames in a rented boat, camping and enjoying nature's bounty. Even though it was published more than a century ago, "Three Men in a Boat" remains as freshly humorous as when it first came off the press. Jerome's real talent is in finding humor in everyday things, like trying to erect a tent in the woods, getting seasick, or questioning whether it's safe to drink river water. Written in Jerome's dry, goofy prose, these little occurrences become immensely funny. One of the funniest parts of the book is when the boys listen to a fishermen telling of his prowess, only to accidently knock down his record-breaking stuffed fish and discover it's made out of plaster. Funny, wacky and true to life, "Three Men in a Boat" is an enduring comic classic in the vein of PG Wodehouse.
Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
Binding | Paperback (237 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized
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# of Pages | 112 |
ISBN-10 | 1449915272 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1449915278 |
Publication Date | 11/22/2009 |
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