Three Men in a Boat is generally accepted as a work of humour due to the amusing anecdotes the three men relate during their trip up the Thames. and his two friends, George and Harris, decide to take a short holiday to escape the stress of their everyday lives, and so the three companions-along with a fox terrier named Montmorency-embark on a leisure tour up the Thames River, travelling from Kingston to Oxford, and musing about their lives and their trip. The book holds immense appeal for readers of all ages and is one that evokes the same entertainment even after multiple readings.J.
It has been extensively adapted for stage, screen and television and has even contributed to the Thames becoming an important tourist destination in England. Jerome's thoughts on steam ships verses tug boats, putting up tents, cooking on oil stoves, the uselessness of barometers and many more add spice and zest to the mix.įirst published in 1889, Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) was initially received with a less than enthusiastic response but soon became a runaway bestseller. In between, the author goes off on several entertaining tangents regarding a host of topics like anecdotes about his Uncle and Aunt Podger, imaginative flights of fancy, the mischievous doings of Montmorency and a hundred other digressions. There are interesting nuggets of history thrown in like the landmarks of Hampton Court, Marlow, Magna Carta Island and the like. After much discussion and consideration of many options, they decide to take a boat and sail along the Thames from Kingston to Oxford, camping in suitable places along the way as the river takes them. The solution, they feel, is a nice long holiday. They also imagine that they are prey to exotic and fatal diseases. The three friends meet one evening and begin discussing their busy lives and how they feel stressed and overworked. The dog Montmorency however, is fictional! Wingrave and Harris (Carl Hentschel in real life) are both friends with whom Jerome often took trips on boats.
It describes three friends, namely, the author himself, Jerome, George Wingrave and Harris, who set out with their dog on a boat trip and encounter a series of amusing, poignant and strange happenings along the river. As it turned out, somewhere along the way, the author Jerome found himself catapulted into a madcap adventure. Three Men in a Boat was originally meant to be a serious piece of travel writing, full of local flavors, legends and folklore about England's mighty river. If this is your first encounter with Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) you're certainly in for a treat! One of the most delightful examples of Victorian humor, this book by Jerome K Jerome is all the way a fun cruise down the Thames River with some funny characters for company.
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