Three men in a boat

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome was first published in 1889. It is the fictional story of three London friends and a dog taking a leisurely boat trip up the River Thames, from Kingston-upon-Thames to Oxford. It is narrated by 'J.', whose companions are George (awarded no surname), William Samuel Harris and the dog, Montmorency. During a sociable evening in J.'s room, the three men convince themselves that they each have various illnesses. Their collective...