Comedy

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)

by Jerome K. Jerome

Three friends and a dog attempt a leisurely boating holiday on the Thames and are defeated, repeatedly and hilariously, by their own competence. It was meant to be a serious travel guide and became, almost by accident, one of the funniest books in the language. Jerome apparently could not help himself.

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Reading time

About 4 hr 30 min

Where to find it

On the Comedy shelves

Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #308. In the public domain in the United States.