Sense and Nonsense

by Jerome K. Jerome

Here is the very best of Jerome K. Jerome. Written in his own inimitable style, this marvellous selection of stories includes the funniest episodes from Three Men in a Boat and Three Men on the Bummel, as well as many hilarious pieces from other works not currently in print. Those new to Jerome's work will delight in such minor comic masterpieces as 'The Polite Art of Buying Boots', 'The Man Who Was a Hospital', 'How to Go to Bed in Germany' and 'How to be Healthy and Unhappy', while those who are committed fans will have the chance to rekindle forgotten pleasures. No one who likes to laugh should be without this book.

Genres: Comedy, Fiction

199 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1991

About the author

Jerome Klapka Jerome was an English writer and humorist, best known for the comic travelogue Three Men in a Boat (1889). Other works include the essay collections Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (1886) and Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow; Three Men on the Bummel, a sequel to Three Men in a Boat; and several other novels. Jerome was born in Walsall, England, and, although he was able to attend grammar school, his family suffered from poverty at times, as did he as a young man trying to earn a living in various occupations. In his twenties, he was able to publish some work, and success followed. He married in 1888, and the honeymoon was spent on a boat on the River Thames; he published Three Men in a Boat soon afterwards. He continued to write fiction, non-fiction and plays over the next few decades, though never with the same level of success.

Reviews

[Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite English humorist <3

[Tim Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a collection of the best scenes from his other books.