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Three Men in a Boat; Three Men on the Bummel

by Jerome K. Jerome and Geoffrey Harvey

Three Men in a Boat; Three Men on the Bummel

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This book describes the comic journey of three Victorian gentlemen who take a boating trip on the Thames.

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This book is about:

  • Black Forest (Germany),
  • Thames River (England),
  • Boats and boating,
  • Male friendship,
  • Humorous stories, English,
  • Fiction

NPR stories about Three Men in a Boat; Three Men on the Bummel

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Victorian Humor At Its Silliest, Cheesiest Best

Three Men in a Boat

December 5, 2011 Can the mishaps of three seriously misguided Victorian gentlemen still provoke laughter? More than 120 years after its first edition, author Julia Stuart says Jerome K. Jerome's classic caper, Three Men in a Boat, is still a delightful read.

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