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by Jerome K. Jerome (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 124 pages
  • Publisher: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd; New edition edition (Dec 1949)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0460035711
  • ISBN-13: 978-0460035712
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,454,970 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Tom Hodgkinson, editor of The Idle magazine and author of

"First published in 1886, still relevant, still devilishly funny." --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

The Independent

"A little comic masterpiece." --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A bible for the idle, 21 Jan 2006
This review is from: Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (Hardcover)
I was born with a debilhitating disease. That of idleness, which, until recently, was a character trait I despised in myself. Thankfully I fell into a phase, much ongoing, of reading 19th century literature, and that is how I came across Jerome K Jerome and his wonderful book of idle thoughts.
It is very much different from any other book I have ever read, sometimes when you read a book you may feel as though your there, but with this Idle thoughts... you get the feeling Jerome is there with you, idling away the hours, discussing various points, still very much relevant today, such as tips on what to do if you find you have to pawn your watch.
It is amazing how many things I agreed with with Jerome, written over 10 decades before I was born. It was so good the very same day I bought the second installment.
Idle thoughts is a dangerous book, it will encourage you to utterly embrace idleness......
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Victorian Eddie Izzard, 31 Oct 2004
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This review is from: The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (Signature Series) (Hardcover)
I bought this book after reading the first one in the series, Virginia Woolf's The London Scene, and also after I enjoyed the revelatory, mind-altering "How to be Idle", and I wasn't disappointed. I'll be buying several more copies for Christmas presents as it's the best, most beautifully presented book I've read in ages. It was first published over 100 years ago, yet still manages to be current, touching and funny. Jerome K Jerome says in the Prologue "if you get tired of reading the best 100 books, pick up this for half an hour. It will be a change", which I thought was remarkable foresight: as it happens, Jerome's best known masterpiece, Three Men in a Boat, came in at number 101 in the BBC Big Read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars IDLE YOUR TIME AWAY IN FINE STYLE, 7 Dec 2007
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This review is from: The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (Hesperus Classics) (Paperback)
This little comic gem from the 1800`s thoroughly deserves a new edition - many comic observations such a those on babies and their parents could have been written yesterday - except the writing is of much finer quality than one would expect today!

Mick Drake author of the comic novel All`s Well at Wellwithoute.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not about idleness really
For me, the chapters' within this book are not about idleness, nor does the humor stand the test of time, so I would hardly say that it is a classic. Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2008 by Miseri57

3.0 out of 5 stars one man in a sulk
'Three Men in a Boat' is probably the funniest narrative in English, but if you are looking for more of the same this might come as a let-down. Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2006 by Gille Liath

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