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My Life and Times (1926)

by Jerome K. Jerome

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This early work by Jerome K. Jerome was originally published in 1926 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'My Life and Times' is the autobiography of this humorous author of fiction and essays. Jerome Klapka Jerome was born in Walsall, England in 1859. Both his parents died while he was in his early teens, and he was forced to quit school to support himself. In 1889, Jerome published his most successful and best-remembered work, 'Three Men in a Boat'. Featuring himself and two of his friends encountering humorous situations while floating down the Thames in a small boat, the book was an instant success, and has never been out of print. In fact, its popularity was such that the number of registered Thames boats went up fifty percent in the year following its publication.… (more)
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I find it hard to resist Folio Society books and will sometimes buy a book that I would have passed by in another format. There is a pleasure in reading a book printed on good quality paper, with a decent binding.
This is more of a memoir than an autobiography, dwelling here and there and skipping over other areas. It's none the worse for that, and if you want to read a proper biography of Jerome, try 'Below the Fairy City'.
Part of the fascination of this book is feeling a sense of passing acquaintance with Barrie, Wells, Stevenson and so many other famous writers of the period. Sometimes there is humour worthy of Three Men in a Boat, particularly the description of Hansom cabs!
However, part of the annoyance of Jerome's life (from his view point) was trying to get his serious work accepted when his best known book was comedy.
One particularly fascinating section covers his life as an ambulance man in WW1 - which manages both humour and horror at the same time. ( )
  JudithProctor | Jul 10, 2019 |
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This early work by Jerome K. Jerome was originally published in 1926 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'My Life and Times' is the autobiography of this humorous author of fiction and essays. Jerome Klapka Jerome was born in Walsall, England in 1859. Both his parents died while he was in his early teens, and he was forced to quit school to support himself. In 1889, Jerome published his most successful and best-remembered work, 'Three Men in a Boat'. Featuring himself and two of his friends encountering humorous situations while floating down the Thames in a small boat, the book was an instant success, and has never been out of print. In fact, its popularity was such that the number of registered Thames boats went up fifty percent in the year following its publication.

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