Jerome K. Jerome
- Books on site
- 1
- Total words
- 67,210
- Reading time
- 3.7 h
- Years covered
- 1889
- Longest
- Three Men in a Boat
Jerome Klapka Jerome (1859 – 1927) was born in Walsall and grew up in London’s East End, leaving school at fourteen for the railway, then the stage, then schoolmastering, then law before earning a living from journalism and parody. Three Men in a Boat, published by Arrowsmith in 1889, was meant as a serious guide to the Thames with a comic frame; the jokes took over and the guidebook has stayed in print ever since, while its sequel, Three Men on the Bummel (1900), is read far less.
1free edition67,210words on site~3.7 hreading time1889years covered
Three Men in a Boat| Year | Title | Words | Reading time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | Three Men in a Boat | 67,210 | ~4 h |
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