Publisher's Synopsis
A Fun-Filled Adventure, an Expedition with a Difference!
Friends are a great part of our lives. Do you have great friends who are fun-loving, free spirits, and great companions? Well, that is what Jerome our narrator had during this thrilling and fun-filled adventurous voyage with his mates.
Jerome our narrator happens to be the author of this book, Three Men in a Boat. He captivates us with the comical accounts they had with his two best friends, Harris and George plus their bubbly four-legged companion Montmorency. The three health-conscious friends, one day after a long deliberation in Jerome´s room come up with a conclusion that they all have many illnesses. According to them, the cure was to take a vacation by going on a voyage. A boat ride was the solution!
In this comical adventure, the intention of the writer was to make a travel guide with a comical angle. This he did by highlighting all the historical places along Great Britain´s River Thames from Kingston to Oxford and back. With Jerome (J) as the narrator, the three have the time of their lives during this voyage as they explore the water ways.
Montmorency their beloved dog, fancies fighting and hanging out with a pack of street dogs. According to the author, he was a much-needed companion for an Englishman, in this context he is a fictional dog. The author further gives the following in great details:
- J does the packing as Harris and George look on lazily.
- Meet Montmorency, the loyal guardian.
- Harris´s minor incident.
- The cold rains!
- Dodging the steamers, mad fun!
- A suicide incident by drowning.
Author´s Biography
Jerome Klapka Jerome was born on 2nd May, 1859. He is the comic masterpiece author of the Three Men in a Boat. It was first published in 1889. Jerome passed on on 14th June, 1927.