Three Men on the Bummel A Comic German Bicycle Tour of Three Friends Abroad, Full of Edwardian Humor and Lighthearted Misadventures
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Einband
Taschenbuch
Verlag
CopycatSeitenzahl
108
Maße (L/B/H)
0,6/15,2/22,9 cm
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170 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-80-285-2390-9
Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men on the Bummel (1900) revisits the genial comic world of George, Harris, and J., now transported from the Thames to a bicycling tour through Germany. Less a conventional travel narrative than a sequence of brilliantly orchestrated digressions, the book satirizes modern tourism, mechanical inconvenience, national habits, and the absurdities of everyday perception. Jerome's style is characteristically light, conversational, and ironic, blending anecdote, mock-serious reflection, and impeccable comic timing. Situated in the tradition of late Victorian humorous prose, it extends the legacy of Three Men in a Boat while also reflecting the era's fascination with continental travel and new technologies of leisure. Jerome, one of the most popular English humorists of his age, drew heavily on lived experience, urban observation, and a finely honed sense of middle-class comedy. His success with Three Men in a Boat made further adventures for the trio almost inevitable, yet Three Men on the Bummel is no mere sequel; it shows a writer whose wit had matured into a subtler instrument of social and cultural observation. Jerome's own travels and journalistic eye clearly informed the book's deft rendering of foreignness without malice. This is a delightful recommendation for readers interested in comic prose, travel writing, and the minor masterpieces of fin-de-siècle English literature. It rewards both casual enjoyment and closer study, offering laughter, stylistic elegance, and a revealing portrait of leisure, friendship, and national identity at the turn of the century.
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