![]() The only thing which could make it better for me, is if I had been on a boating trip on the Thames, but the author describes it in such a way, that I feel I have been. ![]() It is farce, comedy, poetic, philosophical, and retrospective. I took my time reading this, because I wanted to appreciate it. Much of it felt modern, but certain passages made the reader aware of the times the book was written in. We were sitting in my room, smoking, and talking about how bad we were - bad from a medical point of view I mean. Three Men in a Boat begins: THERE were four of us - George, and William Samuel Harris, and myself, and Montmorency. Not hysterical laughing, but amused laughing. Jerome Klapka Jerome (1859-1927) was an English author, best known for the humorous travelogue Three Men in a Boat. There are not many books I feel that way about.This one had me laughing out-loud frequently. I want to have a relationship with it and I can't do that with an ebook. Three Men in a Boat is brought back to life with a modern font and. ![]() With undated jokes and hilarity, Jerome’s comedic work of escapism, Three Men in a Boat, remains to seem fresh and witty over one hundred years later. ![]() I need to hold this book, flip the pages back and forth, reread passages, underline some of them and make notes in the margins. Jerome’s real-life experiences, Three Men in a Boat is a comedy that has stood the test of time. ![]() I had the ebook version, and although the story was still wonderful, the illustrations were tiny. It is one I will be seeking in hardcover so that I may read it again. There are loads of reviews on this work, so this is only to say, I loved this book. ![]()
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