Other editions of book Three Men in a Boat

Disc One 1. Expedition Plans Three dangerously sick young men decide on a holiday. 2. Departure Packing proves a problem but a train is caught. 3. Embarkation On the river at last; George is found with a strange parcel. 4. Evening on the Water Memories of other happy days on the water are followed by a good supper but little sleep. Disc Two 5. The Open Thames An early morning splash by J. is followed by a battle with a tin. 6. Marlow and Beyond A visit on shore provides Montmorency with fun and replenishes supplies. 7. Oxford The furthest point of the trip is reached after a stop for laundry. 8. Three Men out of a Boat Persistent rain drives the Three Men back to shore and home.

More than 100 years after its first appearance, Jerome K. Jerome's classic account of an eccentric journey up the Thames by rowboat, remains popular. The erratic progress of J. Harris, George and Montmorency the dog won immediate approval of Londoners, while readers all over the world saw THREE MEN IN A BOAT as a key to the British character. The project, which began as an attempt to promote pleasure boating, became one of the greatest comedy turns of Victorian literature -- a timeless classic to be read again and again. "One of the happiest examples of how serendipity can transform humdrum into pure delight." (Publisher's Source)

George, Harris, Jerome and Montmorency, a fox terrier, are spending an evening smoking and discussing illnesses they fancy they suffer from. They conclude they are all overworked and need a holiday. The three decide on a boating holiday up the River Thames. Initially intended to be a serious travel guide, with accounts of local history along the route, the humour and witty adventures transformed the story into once of the most admirable comic novels of all times.