Three Men in a Boat
Autor Jerome K. Jeromeen Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 feb 2019
Martyrs to hypochondria and general seediness, J. and his friends George and Harris decide that a jaunt up the Thames would suit them to a 'T'. But when they set off, they can hardly predict the troubles that lie ahead with tow-ropes, unreliable weather forecasts and tins of pineapple chunks - not to mention the devastation left in the wake of J.'s small fox-terrier Montmorency. Three Men in a Boat was an instant success when it appeared in 1889, and, with its benign escapism, authorial discursions and wonderful evocation of the late-Victorian 'clerking classes', it hilariously captured the spirit of its age.
In his introduction, Jeremy Lewis examines Jerome K. Jerome's life and times, and the changing world of Victorian England he depicts - from the rise of a new mass-culture of tabloids and bestselling novels to crazes for daytripping and bicycling.
Jerome K. Jerome (1859-1927) was born in Walstall, Staffordshire, and educated at Marylebone Grammar School. He left school at fourteen to become a railway clerk, the first in a long line of jobs that included actor, teacher and journalist. His first book,On Stage and Off, a collection of humorous pieces about the theatre, was published in 1885, and was followed the year after with the more commercially-successfulThe Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow; but it was withThree Men in a Boat(1889) that Jerome achieved lasting fame. He later went on to become one of the founders of the humorous magazine,The Idler, and continued to write articles and plays.
If you enjoyedThree Men in a Boat,you might like Stella Gibbons'sCold Comfort Farm, also available in Penguin Classics.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 0368259293
Pagini: 96
Dimensiuni: 203 x 254 x 5 mm
Greutate: 0.21 kg
Editura: Blurb
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Descriere
Three Men in a Boat remains one of the best-loved and most entertaining comic novels ever penned.
Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features illustrations by A. Frederics and an afterword by David Stuart Davies.
Join our young heroes J., George and Harris (not forgetting Montmorency, the mischievous, irascible fox terrier) as they take a boating holiday along the Thames. Their aim is to escape the weary workaday world and improve their health, but they are ill prepared for the various escapades, difficulties and vicissitudes that they encounter along the watery way. The adventures of these incompetent innocents abroad are magnified to epic proportions by the storyteller, J. His narration gives the book not only a wonderful endearing freshness but also a series of hilarious moments of timeless comedy.
Recenzii
Charm is a quality that is undervalued these days in the theatre, and indeed everywhere else. This adaptation has it in spades.