Three Men in a Boat Jerome k Jerome

Three Men in a Boat Jerome k. Jerome 1889

Main Characters • Three friends who go for a boating trip along the River Thames: – George – William Harris and – Jerome, generally referred to as J. • Montmorency, Jerome’s dog accompanies them on the boat. • He is a small, wicked fox-terrier

Book Summary • Humorous account of their 2 week holiday rowing along the Thames from Kingston to Oxford • One of the most famous tale of the River Thames • Their river trip is easy to recreate, following the detailed description of the places visited • Much of the route remains unchanged. For example, all the pubs and inns named are still open • FYI: “The Thames Path” Book maps the Thames from the Source to Hampton Court.

Famous Passage from the Book “There is no more thrilling sensation I know of than sailing. It comes as near to flying as man has got to yet – except in dreams. The wings of the rushing wind seem to be bearing you onward, you know not where. You are no longer the slow, plodding, puny thing of clay, creeping tortuously upon the ground; you are a part of Nature! Your heart is throbbing against hers. Her glorious arms are round you, raising you up against her heart! Your spirit is at one with hers; your limbs grow light! The voices of the air are singing to you. The earth seems far away and little; and the clouds so close above your head, are brothers, and you stretch your arms to them. ”

“Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need - a homely home and simple pleasures, one or two friends, worth the name, someone to love and someone to love you, a cat, a dog, and a pipe or two, enough to eat and enough to wear, and a little more than enough to drink; for thirst is a dangerous thing. ” Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat