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 wit, this book of ramblings broaches a variety of unlikely subjects, including leisure, nostalgia, and friendship. Despite telling a story where everything goes wrong, this funny travelogue offers a vivid portrait of Victorian England the reader will not soon forget.
Droll and lovable. It’s free on Gutenberg, so I figured if not now, when? I can see why Connie Willis co-opted not just the discarded half of the title but the whole vibe of these hapless Thames adventurers for her Oxford time travelers in To Say Nothing of The Dog.
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