Three Men on the Bummel, Jerome K. Jerome
Three Men on the Bummel, Jerome K. Jerome
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Three Men on the Bummel

Author: Jerome K. Jerome

Narrator: Frederick Davidson

Unabridged: 6 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/17/2009

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

A Bummel, I explained, I should describe as a journey, long or short, without end. However wonderful this may sound, it is often necessary to arrive back at the starting point. And, for the three fearless friends whose earlier adventures were told in Three Men in a Boat, this poses a troublesome problem. George, Harris, and J. decide to take a cycling trip through the Black Forestto be accomplished on a tandem plus one. Whether it is Harriss harrowing experience with a Hanoverian roadwaterer or Georges valiant attempt to buy a cushion for his aunt, their experiences are hilariousand they may even offer some important lessons to all who may be contemplating a cycling trip in the U.S.

About Jerome K. Jerome

Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927), an English novelist, playwright, and actor, is best known as a humorist. In his writing, he was able to explore sensitive issues regarding human emotions through humor and light-hearted narrations.

Born in Walsall, Staffordshire, Jerome was brought up in the East End of London in relative poverty. He left school at fourteen and worked variously as a clerk, a hack journalist, an actor, and a schoolmaster. His first book, On the Stage and Off, was published in 1885. This was followed by numerous plays, books, and magazine articles, but he is best known for Three Men in a Boat. In 1927, one year after writing his autobiography My Life and Times, he was made a Freeman of the Borough of Walsall.

Though a relaxed, urbane man, Jerome was a relentless explorer of new ideas and experiences. He travelled widely throughout Europe, was a pioneer of skiing in the Alps, and visited Russia and America several times. He was a prolific writer whose work has been translated into many foreign languages.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bradley on April 16, 2018

There is nothing useful this book. Nothing edifying, nothing instructive, or clarifying in this novel. I read Three Men in a Boat last month and didn't learn anything at all! And this month I pick up Three Men on the Bummel and expected *AT LEAST* a concise travelogue with pretty pictures describing......more

Goodreads review by Emma on November 19, 2020

Această carte ce cuprinde două povestiri este una plăcută, în care am întâlnit multe pasaje amuzante. Subiectul cărții nu este deosebit de complex, fiind redus la niște povestiri interesante, care însoțesc firul pricipalul al călătoriei celor trei. "Trei într-o barcă" am citit-o mai plăcut și mai in......more

Goodreads review by Althea on April 06, 2016

Since this book was an influence on Connie Willis' fabulous and funny novel ([URL not allowed]), I figured I should read it and see what she was getting at. It's a short, comic Victorian novel. The humor is based on the fact that none of the events of the book are of any import......more

Goodreads review by Alynus on June 29, 2021

Unele pasaje au fost foarte amuzante, altele plictisitoare.......more

Goodreads review by Prabhjot on September 11, 2020

Three Men in a Boat - 4 stars I loved this. It was brilliantly written and had me laughing throughout. This was supposed to be a travel document but it turned out to be a laugh-riot. Three Men on the Bummel - 3 stars In the second book, our characters embark on a bicycle trip to Germany. I really loved......more

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