Martyrs to hypochondria and general seediness, J. and his friends George and Harris decide that a jaunt up the Thames would suit them to a ‘T’. But when they set off, they can hardly predict the troubles that lie ahead with tow-ropes, unreliable weather-forecasts and tins of pineapple chunks – not to mention the devastation left in the wake of J.’s small fox-terrier Montmorency. Three Men in a Boat was an instant success when it appeared in 1889, and, with its benign escapism, authorial discursions and wonderful evocation of the late-Victorian ‘clerking classes’, it hilariously captured the spirit of its age.
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
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I first came across this in the school library when I was 12 (35 years ago!) I have read it and re-read it again and again. In a desert-island-disks type moment I chose it as one of my quintessentially English books to take with me when I went to live in the USA for a year. I cannot read it in public - or in the presence of my wife due to the unstoppable sniggering that it induces in me (and the rolling eyes this induces in her!). I love the 'Maze' scene and am laughing now just thinking about it. The hypochondria opening is a classic moment too (Housemaid's knee!)
Please read it - yes it's Victorian humour, but it's STILL funny today.
I was devastated when I found it was number 101 in BBC's 'Good Read' 100 favourite books ever list a couple of years ago - Shame on the BBC!
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It seems that human nature hasn't changed much since Victorian times! This collection of anecdotes, observations and witticisms is a true classic, completely unaffected by the passage of time. The author's understated, self-deprecating style of humour had me roaring with laughter virtually from the first page, and even now - a week after finishing it - I still find myself chuckling at odd moments when I remember certain turns of phrase.
I was put off reading it for a long time because for some reason I had got it into my head that it was a rather heavy-going political satire. I don't know where I got that idea from, but I couldn't have been more wrong. It's a gentle, easy read. Not much plot to speak of - just the tale of three friends (and a dog) taking a boating trip up the Thames. Full of mishaps, humourous reminiscences and spot-on comments about the ridiculousness of human behaviour, it makes ideal back-garden reading for the summer.
Highly recommended. If you've never read a classic and want an easy one to start with - this is it!
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I first picked this up at age of about 11, from the bookshelf in a guesthouse where I was staying for a few nights with my parents. I was in a room by myself, and apart from a couple of shouted requests to shut up, was left to hold my sides and laugh as quietly as possible.
I'm now 52, and have a wonderful original copy which I have read time and again, and still get requests from my fiancee to shut up and stop laughing.
It doesn't matter how many times you read it. This is quite simply the funniest book ever written in the English language. Yes, it's based in an age long gone; but it's great to know that self-effacing, typical British humour hasn't changed one iota.
Any Englishman who hasn't read this is the poorer for it!
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Lunchtime reading.
A good pick up and put down read. Not exciting, but made me get the map out to follow the route,
Published 3 days ago by Mrs Vivian M Champion
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A real insite into Victorian thinking
A really good book if you want to see behind the victorian middle class views and the ability of those in that era to look at themselves in a humorous way. Read more
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very good
If you want a book that keeps you enthralled then this isn't for you. On the other hand, if you want a pleasant, easy read that is 'pick up and put downable' at any time then you... Read more
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One of the funniest books I've read
I love this book. First read when I only understood half the fun. Read for the fourth time in Bendorm and I still laugh out loud!
Published 10 days ago by Vicky McCourt
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A book to cheer you up
This is very funny, especially the long titles for each chapter. Also it gives an interesting picture of the Thames in the late 19th century, How the three friends ever survive... Read more
Published 10 days ago by Lesley Allen
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Three men in a boat
Very funny book which reminded me of laurel and hardy at times.makes boating look hard work though. Would highly recommend
Published 11 days ago by derek retchford
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A great read
I really enjoyed reading this book. A wonderful combination of humour, bordering on slapstick, history lesson and description that made me want to hire a boat and follow their... Read more
Published 14 days ago by mrs j d thomas
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Great book
I have always loved this book even though it was written over 100 years ago. It still makes me laugh and I am so glad now to have the Kindle version so it is available to read any... Read more
Published 18 days ago by suet
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One of my all time favourite books - you will laugh out loud.
I haven't read my Kindle copy but I have read this book many times. It makes me laugh and laugh every time I read it. Read more
Published 27 days ago by R. Barnden
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Three Men in a Boat
This is an excellent book, one that you need to read more than once, you will still be able to get a good laugh every time.
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