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This unique, great-value edition contains 14 full length works by the English humorist Jerome K Jerome. Includes the complete text of: Three Men in a Boat, Three Men on the Bummel, Diary of a Pilgrimage, Novel Notes, Paul Kelver, Tommy and Co, They and I, All Roads Lead to Calvary, Idle Ideas in 1905, The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, Tea-Table Talk, Told after Supper, and The Passing of the Third Floor Back. A must for any fan of Jerome K Jerome's original and witty writing!
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"One or two friends to whom I showed these papers in MS having observed that they were not half bad, and some of my relations having promised to buy the book if it ever came out, I feel I have no right to longer delay its issue. But for this, as one may say, public demand, I perhaps should not have ventured to offer these mere "idle thoughts" of mine as mental food for the English-speaking peoples of the earth. What readers ask nowadays in a book is that it should improve, instruct, and elevate. This book wouldn't elevate a cow. I cannot conscientiously recommend it for any useful purposes whatever. All I can suggest is that when you get tired of reading "the best hundred books," you may take this up for half an hour. It will be a change."
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0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Puzzled,
By Hermione (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Jerome K. Jerome: 14 books in 1. 3 Men in Boat (To Say Nothing of Dog)-3 Men on Bummel-Diary of Pilgrimage-Novel Notes-Paul Kelver-Tommy & Co-They & I-All Roads Lead to Calvary-Idle Ideas in 1905 (Paperback)
I haven't yet bought this and I'm puzzled why the description is of Jane Austen's novels. Which author do you get, I wonder. JA I like but JKJ is what I was looking for...
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3.0 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) 12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Terribly disappointing,
By Dr. R. E. Wyllys - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Jerome K. Jerome: 14 books in 1. 3 Men in Boat (To Say Nothing of Dog)-3 Men on Bummel-Diary of Pilgrimage-Novel Notes-Paul Kelver-Tommy & Co-They & I-All Roads Lead to Calvary-Idle Ideas in 1905 (Paperback)
Unless you must have the text of these 14 Jerome K. Jerome books, don't waste your money (as I regret doing) on this terribly disappointing volume. It's densely printed, in two columns per page, in a rather small typeface, and has none of the illustrations that the original books had and that, for me, added much to their charm. I opened this volume once, and immediately put it straight into my bag of "Books to be Discarded."
Ronald Wyllys 5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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14 books in 1: Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men In A Boat, Three Men On The Bummel, Diary of a Pilgrimage, Novel Notes, Paul Kelver,,
By N. Stanev - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Jerome K. Jerome: 14 books in 1. 3 Men in Boat (To Say Nothing of Dog)-3 Men on Bummel-Diary of Pilgrimage-Novel Notes-Paul Kelver-Tommy & Co-They & I-All Roads Lead to Calvary-Idle Ideas in 1905 (Paperback)
This book offers an extremely rare opportunity - to own most of JKJ's works in one volume at a terrific price! I have been collecting Jerome K. Jerome's books for years; editions ranging from early 20th century to contemporary paperbacks. And now I have them all, the works of the greatest, the most brilliant humorist ever born (to say nothing of his punctuation!)
8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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An enjoyable author, but the book is physically too big.,
By Shelley - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Jerome K. Jerome: 14 books in 1. 3 Men in Boat (To Say Nothing of Dog)-3 Men on Bummel-Diary of Pilgrimage-Novel Notes-Paul Kelver-Tommy & Co-They & I-All Roads Lead to Calvary-Idle Ideas in 1905 (Paperback)
I'd recommend both the author and his work but not in this format. A paperback that is nearly 10" by 8" by 2" is too heavy and clumsy to hold and read. I've already dropped it a couple times and I'm hoping I can finish reading it before the binding starts to go. Too expensive a purchase to last through only one reading.
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