Three Men in a Boat (To say Nothing of the Dog)

Three Men in a Boat (To say Nothing of the Dog) - Jerome Klapka Jerome Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), published in 1889, is a humorous narrative by English author Jerome K. Jerome, chronicling a boating holiday on the River Thames from Kingston to Oxford. Originally intended as a serious travel guide with historical commentary, the book's comedic tone quickly took over, making the more serious and sentimental sections feel like interruptions to the humor. One of the most remarkable aspects of the novel is how timeless its humor remains—modern readers still find its wit fresh and engaging. The three main characters are based on Jerome himself and two of his real-life friends: George Wingrave, who later became a senior manager at Barclays Bank, and Carl Hentschel, a London printer who is fictionalized as Harris. The dog, Montmorency, is a fictional creation, though Jerome amusingly notes he sprang from that part of every Englishman's mind that contains “an element of the dog.” The journey depicted is a typical late 19th-century Thames boating holiday, at a time when leisure boating had become fashionable following the decline of commercial river traffic on the Upper Thames. Hardcover, 125 х 190 x 21.25 mm, 0.35 kg, 384 pages Edition: English AST Publishing