{"product_id":"three-men-in-a-boat-hardcover-2","title":"Three Men in a Boat - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJerome K. Jerome\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)\u003c\/em\u003e is Jerome K. Jerome's enduring comic account of a boating holiday along the River Thames.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrated with deliberate understatement, the novel follows three friends-J., George, and Harris-who set out with a fox terrier named Montmorency for what is intended to be a restful journey from Kingston to Oxford. Their expedition quickly becomes a catalogue of mishaps, digressions, and comic reflection. Jerome blends gentle satire with affectionate observation, capturing the rhythms of late Victorian leisure and the absurdities of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough framed as a travel narrative, the book is less concerned with destination than with character. Anecdotes and historical asides interrupt the voyage, contributing to its episodic structure and conversational tone. Its humor remains accessible more than a century later, and the novel continues to be regarded as a classic of English comic writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis SMK Books edition presents the complete, unabridged 1889 text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelsh humorist Jerome Klapka Jerome (1859-1927) attempted a variety of professions, from railway worker to actor to journalist before finding success with a comic memoir and collection of essays, \u003ci\u003e Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow\u003c\/i\u003e. His \u003ci\u003eThree Men in a Boat\u003c\/i\u003e sold more than a million copies in its first two decades, and it remains a classic of humor and travel writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50377915728109,"sku":"9781515433132","price":34.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/i9Xi7Pji099781515433132.webp?v=1785620595","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/three-men-in-a-boat-hardcover-2","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}