Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
Three Men in a Boat is a comedic account of a two-week boating holiday on the Thames River from Kingston upon Thames to Oxford and back to Kingston. The story follows three friends and a dog who decide to take a trip to cure their hypochondriac symptoms. The journey is filled with humorous incidents, historical digressions, and comical misunderstandings. Despite their initial intentions, the trio's holiday turns into a series of misadventures, providing a light-hearted commentary on the English upper-middle class at the end of the 19th century.
The 485th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1889
- Nationality
- British
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 188-320
- Words
- 38,000
- Original Language
- English
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- 33rd on The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time: The List (The Observer)
- 49th on Top 50 Books (The Folio Society)
- 60th on Big Read (Bulgarian) (Bulgaria)
- 101st on The Big Read (BBC)
- 282nd on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- A Hundred Novels to Change Your Life (The Daily Mail)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 100 Best Novels Written in English (The Guardian)