From the Publisher
"Wonderfully fresh and funny, and among examples of Victorian humor I would place it high in the pantheon, right up there with The Importance of Being Earnest and The Diary of a Nobody . . . triumphantly stands the test of time, with its comic flights of exaggeration, its occasional archness, and its entirely innocent hint of the camp." —Daily Telegraph
"I fell out of bed laughing at Three Men in a Boat." —Guardian
Guardian (London)
The book was meant to be a serious travel guide…but Jerome’s rambling anecdotes and humorous take on travelers J., Harris, and George—and J.’s feckless fox terrier, Montmorency—turned it into something far rarer: an honest account of male friendship.”
Chicago Tribune
The trio of Jerome K. Jerome’s comic 1889 novel are in that honorable tradition. They are indolent, upper-class and rather dim…They have several comic mishaps, including a disastrous encounter with a tin of pineapple, but they also, in some of the book’s loveliest passages, absorb a bit of the history and the beauty of their country.”
Daily Telegraph (London)
Wonderfully fresh and funny…Jerome’s writing triumphantly stands the test of time.”
Pulitzer Prize–winning book critic Michael Dirda
Perhaps the greatest of all Victorian comic novels.”
Julia Stuart
I'd warn against reading this book in public: you may get arrested for breach of the peace. I would be a little stunned if it doesn't become on of your favorites.”
The Collector's Digest
Laurie's readings prove him to be not only a skilled light comedian and actor but a very satisfying reader, with a very flexible voice.
Daily Telegraph
Wonderfully fresh and funny, and among examples of Victorian humor I would place it high in the pantheon, right up there with The Importance of Being Earnest and The Diary of a Nobody . . . triumphantly stands the test of time, with its comic flights of exaggeration, its occasional archness, and its entirely innocent hint of the camp.
Guardian
I fell out of bed laughing at Three Men in a Boat.
