A Miscellany of Sense and Nonsense

by Jerome K. Jerome

From the writings of Jerome K Jerome, selected by the author, with many apologies.
With forty-three illustrations by Will Owen.

Genres: Fiction

347 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.