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A classic masterpiece of British humor since its first publication in 1889. The funny boating trip of three men - Jerome and his two friends Harris and George and their dog Montmorency - along the River Thames in Oxford, crossing the absurdities and traditions of late XIX century... Read Full Overview

Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome.Martyrs to hypochondria and general seediness, J. and his friends George and Harris decide that a jaunt up the Thames would suit them to a 'T'. But when they set off, they can hardly predict the troubles that lie ahead with tow-ropes, unreliable... Read Full Overview

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), published in 1889, is a humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome of a two-week boating holiday on the Thames from Kingston to Oxford and back to Kingston. The book was initially intended to be a serious travel guide,... Read Full Overview

"You can never rouse Harris. There is no poetry about Harris- no wild yearning for the unattainable. Harris never "weeps, he knows not why." If Harris's eyes fill with tears, you can bet it is because Harris has been eating raw onions, or has put too much Worcester over his chop.If... Read Full Overview

A comic masterpiece that has never been out of print since it was first published in 1889, Je-rome K. Jerome's 'Three Men in a Boat ' is written in the English comic tradition with just a touch of mild satire. Martyrs to hypochondria and general seediness, J. and his friends... Read Full Overview

Editada por primera vez en 1889, Tres Hombres en una Barca es una obra cumbre en la literatura humoristica y convirtio a su autor en un hombre famoso y reconocido a nivel mundial. Desde su publicacion ha sido constantemente reeditada, y vendido millones de ejemplares, prueba... Read Full Overview

THERE were four of us - George, and William Samuel Harris, and myself, and Montmorency. We were sitting in my room, smoking, and talking about how bad we were - bad from a medical point of view I mean, of course.We were all feeling seedy, and we were getting quite nervous about... Read Full Overview

I can't sit still and see another man slaving and working. I want to get up and superintend, and walk round with my hands in my pockets, and tell him what to do. It is my energetic nature. I can't help it.

Includes 66 of the original A. Frederics illustrations... Read Full Overview

A comic masterpiece that has never been out of print since it was first published in 1889, Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men in a Boat includes an introduction and notes by Jeremy Lewis in Penguin Classics.

Originally intended as a serious travel guide, then streamlined into an amusing account of a farcical boating excursion on the Thames river, Three Men in a Boat is Jerome K. Jerome's controversially "vulgar" take on English history and recreation. A mix of social satire and Victorian... Read Full Overview

A nice version with the original cover and 84 illustrations and embellishments from the 1889 first edition.

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), published in 1889, is a humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome of a two-week boating... Read Full Overview