Jerome
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Novel Notes
- £25.00
- An early novel from Jerome K Jerome, who had been born in Walsall, England, and, although he was able to attend grammar school, his family suffered from poverty at times, as did he as a young man trying to earn a living in various occupations. In his twenties, he was…
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Paul Kelver: A Novel
- £20.00
- Jerome K JeromeÕs early life of poverty exacerbated by the death of his parents in his early teens helped to cruelly mould the young Jerome. After early stints on the railways, as an actor, a journalist, a school teacher, a writer and a solicitors clerk he had some minor success…
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Sketches in Lavender Blue and Green
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- Jerome K. JeromeÕs Sketches of Lavender, Blue and Green is a vast collection of short fiction, diverse in themes and topics. Each infused with JeromeÕs clever wit, this collection of short fiction caters to every mood. In The Materialism of Charles and Mivanway, a paranormal misunderstanding brings a couple closer…
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Stage-land: Curious Habits and Customs of its Inhabitants
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- Fourteen humorous portraits of typical theatre characters, including the hero, the villain, the lawyer, the Irishman, the comic lovers, the detective, and the heroine.
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Tea-Table Talk
- £25.00
- "Tea-table Talk" is an imaginary conversation between the writer and a number of un-named characters at the afternoon tea table. The Woman of the World, the Old Maid, the Girton Girl, the Philosopher and the Minor Poet wax lyrical on subjects like marriage, art, society and politics. With 15 b/w…
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The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow: A book for an Idle Holiday
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- Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, published in 1886 in London, is a collection of humorous essays by Jerome K. Jerome. It was the authorÕs second published book and it helped establish him as a leading English humorist. While widely considered one of JeromeÕs better works, and in spite of…
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The Passing of the Third Floor Back: an idle fancy
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- First published in the UK in 1908, Jerome wrote both a short story and this play about the various small-minded inhabitants of a London building and ways they are affected by the arrival of a stranger who works to redeem them. The work was adapted into two films (in 1918…
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They and I
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- While remodeling his new home, a man and his children move into a country cottage where he must adjust to the new sights and sounds. This is a detailed look at how he manages his disparate children in a foreign environment. A sudden move prompts a man to reevaluate his…
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Three Men in a Boat (To say nothing of the dog)
- £280.00
- What could be better during the golden age of boating on the Thames than a relaxing row up the river? So think J., George and Harris - not forgetting Montmorency the dog - but little do they suspect the mishaps, the scrapes and the japes that lie along the winding…
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Three Men on the Bummel
- £18.00
- Three Men on the Bummel (also known as Three Men on Wheels) is a humorous novel by Jerome K. Jerome. It was published in 1900, eleven years after his most famous work, Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog). The sequel brings back the three companions…
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Three Men on Wheels
- £15.00
- Three Men on Wheels is the US title of Three Men on the Bummel, a humorous novel by Jerome K. Jerome. It was published in 1899, eleven years after his most famous work, Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog). The sequel brings back the three…
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Told After Supper
- £90.00
- Told After Supper (1891) is a collection of short ghost stories written by the English writer Jerome K Jerome. The collectionÕs ÒintroductoryÓ starts as follows: ÒIt was Christmas Eve. I begin this way because it is the proper, orthodox, respectable way to begin [É] The experienced reader knows it was…
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Tommy & Co. Etc (+ Roberts’ The Way of A Man + Albanesi’s Cissy)
- £20.00
- Tommy and Co was published in 1904. A series of short stories, pen portraits of a cast of different characters. The first is Peter Hope, described as follows, "Peter Hope was tall and thin, clean-shaven but for a pair of side whiskers close-cropped and terminating just below the ear, with…
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Novel Notes
- £25.00
- An early novel from Jerome K Jerome, who had been born in Walsall, England, and, although he was able to attend grammar school, his family suffered from poverty at times, as did he as a young man trying to earn a living in various occupations. In his twenties, he was…
- Add to basket
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Paul Kelver: A Novel
- £20.00
- Jerome K JeromeÕs early life of poverty exacerbated by the death of his parents in his early teens helped to cruelly mould the young Jerome. After early stints on the railways, as an actor, a journalist, a school teacher, a writer and a solicitors clerk he had some minor success…
- Add to basket
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Sketches in Lavender Blue and Green
- £25.00
- Jerome K. JeromeÕs Sketches of Lavender, Blue and Green is a vast collection of short fiction, diverse in themes and topics. Each infused with JeromeÕs clever wit, this collection of short fiction caters to every mood. In The Materialism of Charles and Mivanway, a paranormal misunderstanding brings a couple closer…
- Add to basket
-
Stage-land: Curious Habits and Customs of its Inhabitants
- £60.00
- Fourteen humorous portraits of typical theatre characters, including the hero, the villain, the lawyer, the Irishman, the comic lovers, the detective, and the heroine.
- Add to basket
-
Tea-Table Talk
- £25.00
- "Tea-table Talk" is an imaginary conversation between the writer and a number of un-named characters at the afternoon tea table. The Woman of the World, the Old Maid, the Girton Girl, the Philosopher and the Minor Poet wax lyrical on subjects like marriage, art, society and politics. With 15 b/w…
- Add to basket
-
The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow: A book for an Idle Holiday
- £25.00
- Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, published in 1886 in London, is a collection of humorous essays by Jerome K. Jerome. It was the authorÕs second published book and it helped establish him as a leading English humorist. While widely considered one of JeromeÕs better works, and in spite of…
- Add to basket
-
The Passing of the Third Floor Back: an idle fancy
- £50.00
- First published in the UK in 1908, Jerome wrote both a short story and this play about the various small-minded inhabitants of a London building and ways they are affected by the arrival of a stranger who works to redeem them. The work was adapted into two films (in 1918…
- Add to basket
-
They and I
- £14.00
- While remodeling his new home, a man and his children move into a country cottage where he must adjust to the new sights and sounds. This is a detailed look at how he manages his disparate children in a foreign environment. A sudden move prompts a man to reevaluate his…
- Add to basket
-
Three Men in a Boat (To say nothing of the dog)
- £280.00
- What could be better during the golden age of boating on the Thames than a relaxing row up the river? So think J., George and Harris - not forgetting Montmorency the dog - but little do they suspect the mishaps, the scrapes and the japes that lie along the winding…
- Add to basket
-
Three Men on the Bummel
- £18.00
- Three Men on the Bummel (also known as Three Men on Wheels) is a humorous novel by Jerome K. Jerome. It was published in 1900, eleven years after his most famous work, Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog). The sequel brings back the three companions…
- Add to basket
-
Three Men on Wheels
- £15.00
- Three Men on Wheels is the US title of Three Men on the Bummel, a humorous novel by Jerome K. Jerome. It was published in 1899, eleven years after his most famous work, Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog). The sequel brings back the three…
- Add to basket
-
Told After Supper
- £90.00
- Told After Supper (1891) is a collection of short ghost stories written by the English writer Jerome K Jerome. The collectionÕs ÒintroductoryÓ starts as follows: ÒIt was Christmas Eve. I begin this way because it is the proper, orthodox, respectable way to begin [É] The experienced reader knows it was…
- Add to basket
-
Tommy & Co. Etc (+ Roberts’ The Way of A Man + Albanesi’s Cissy)
- £20.00
- Tommy and Co was published in 1904. A series of short stories, pen portraits of a cast of different characters. The first is Peter Hope, described as follows, "Peter Hope was tall and thin, clean-shaven but for a pair of side whiskers close-cropped and terminating just below the ear, with…
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