Book Title- Three Men In A Boat
Author- Jerome K. Jerome
Genre- Humorous Account
Originally Published- 1889
Three men in a boat is about a travelogue along the river Thames from Kingston to Oxford and from Oxford to Kingston. This book was originally supposed to be a serious travelogue but some humorous accounts throughout the journey spun it off as a comic novel.
Three men in a boat was super successful but yet generations after generations its original humorous luster dimmed and it turned into a boring book for everyone else.
The story is actually a real story where the author and his three friends who are tired of working continuously and want a holiday, they come up with different ideas but they settle on a short two week trip up River Thames.
If you read it carefully then the book has all the landmarks they cross detailed, as this was supposed to be a travelogue The author has described every monument beautifully.
The comical events throughout the book are supposed to give the story a light humorous flair which it also attains without any extra effort by the author.
All the characters in the book are original except for the dog which the writer claimed was purely fictional. The three characters were real life friends, however Jerome said that the element of having a dog seemed to fit the story like a glove and hence Montemorency was brought to life.
The books is witty and funny, there are some sentimental paragraphs that counter the book’s humor but gives an insight in the author’s life as well.
From the friends thinking about the diseases they would like to have to the ending of their trip this book itself is an adventure which gives you smiles and laughter.
I would recommend to read it once, not for the purpose of answering questions in an exam but as one of the friends of the writer. Go with them on a two week journey of wits, laughter and trouble!