Jerome K. Jerome wrote comic fiction, essays and travel writing, best known for Three Men in a Boat. The book follows J., Harris and George on a boating holiday along the Thames, but the journey repeatedly gives way to digressions about packing, weather, food, historical landmarks and the ordinary incompetence of the travellers. Montmorency the dog adds another source of comic disruption. Three Men on the Bummel later reunites the group for a cycling trip in Germany. Jerome's humour is conversational, self-mocking and based on the gap between how capable people imagine themselves to be and what actually happens. Three Men in a Boat is the essential entry for readers of Victorian comedy, travel humour and episodic friendship stories, especially those who prefer digression and anecdote to tightly plotted narrative. Read more Less
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