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Posted: Dec 12 2005 at 6:57am | IP Logged Quote Mary G
Thanks to a mention on Leonie's Blog, I sought and obtained a rather silly book written in the late 1890's in England. Written by Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat: to say nothing of the dog is a hilarious classic about boating on the Thames with three middle-income clerks. The sequel, written 10 years later, is titled, Three Men on the Bummel. This one takes the same three men on a cycling tour of Germany.

This is the kind of book that you read a bit of -- then need to read the same bit to your husband or kids -- then back to reading to yourself because you wouldn't want to let them hear all of it.....

This pre-dates P.G. Wodehouse by about 5 years or so (Wodehouse first started publsihing in 1905 or so) and yet it may just be where Wodehouse got his style. When Jerome K. Jerome wrote these books, they were severely panned by the literary establishment (which should be considered a good sign) -- but the common folk loved them and they truly became "instant classics".


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Posted: Dec 12 2005 at 8:50pm | IP Logged Quote Leonie
Oh, Mary, so glad you like Jerome K. Jerome - his books are our favourites!

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Posted: Dec 12 2005 at 8:55pm | IP Logged Quote Rachel May
Hooray! I just requested the first one from our library.

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Posted: Jan 16 2006 at 11:47am | IP Logged Quote MacBeth
Thanks for recommending this! I got the audio download from Audible, and it is just too funny.

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Posted: Jan 16 2006 at 7:30pm | IP Logged Quote Jen L.
I too read the recommedation on Leonie's blog for these books and bought them. Thanks for posting this, Mary, because I also forgot to give them to my husband for Christmas! . Oops.

Thanks Leonie!

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Posted: Jan 16 2006 at 7:37pm | IP Logged Quote Leonie
Jennifer,

Let us know how your dh likes them

There is an old UK TV movie version of Three Men in a Boat, which is a bit of a scream.

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