Jerome K. Jerome

Broschiertes Buch

Three Men in a Boat

Beschreibung

Jerome Klapka Jerome (1859-1927) was an English writer and humorist, best known for the humorous travelogue Three Men in a Boat and its sequel. He was born in Caldmore, Walsall, England, and was brought up inpoverty in London. Jerome was highly inspired by his sister's love for theatre. That's where his journey in various occupations began. From an actor to a journalist and to a teacher, he finally received recognition for his hard work. His other works include the essay collections 'Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow' (1886) and 'Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow'.

Autor

Jerome K. Jerome was an English author and comedian who lived from 2 May 1859 to 14 June 1927. His humorous travelogue Three Men in a Boat is his most well-known work (1889). Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, a collection of essays, is among the other works (1886-1927). The fourth child of Jerome Jones and Clapp, an ironmonger and lay preacher, was Jerome Clapp. Due to poor investments made in the local mining business, the family became impoverished. Jerome wanted to enter politics or become a man of letters, but he struggled to make ends meet. He tried his hand at acting in 1877 under the stage name Harold Crichton after being inspired by his older sister Blandina's passion for the theatre. He wedded Georgina Elizabeth Henrietta Stanley Marris in 1888, nine days after she separated from her first husband. In June 1927, Jerome experienced a paralytic stroke and brain hemorrhage. He spent two weeks in the Northampton General Hospital before passing away. At St. Mary's Church in Ewelme, Oxfordshire, Jerome was laid to rest. "For we are laborers with God," his gravestone reads.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hawk Press
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. August 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 245g
• ISBN-13: 9789388841511
• ISBN-10: 9388841514
• Artikelnr.: 63288541