Jerome Jerome: 1081 books

Tre uomini in barca (per non parlare del cane) nasce per un malinteso, dal momento che l’autore, originariamente, aveva scritto un’opera piena di notizie storico-letterarie adatte ad una guida turistica che doveva intitolarsi La storia del Tamigi. L’editore della rivista sulla quale esso venne...

Lunghe dormite in tenda sotto le stelle, aria pura ed esercizio fisico: una gita in barca sul Tamigi sembra proprio ciò che ci vuole per tre amici londinesi che desiderano riassaporare per qualche giorno il contatto con la natura. La vacanza riserva pero non poche sorprese a questi tre uomini - per...

Cambiare aria e sfuggire alla routine: questo si propongono tre amici londinesi quando decidono di visitare la Germania e fare un giro in bicicletta nella Foresta Nera. Ma l’avventura comincia ancora prima di partire: non è facile convincere le mogli che quel viaggio è necessario, e poi c’è...

Stone maps the force, vivacity, and stories within our most mundane matter, stone. For too long stone has served as an unexamined metaphor for the “really real”: blunt factuality, nature’s curt rebuke. Yet, medieval writers knew that stones drop with fire from the sky, emerge through the subterranean...

Blessed with uncommon wit and natural good looks, armed with degrees from Brown and Duke, and engaged to a wealthy investor, Maysie Campbell seemed to have everything going for her. However, her outwardly faultless appearance and professional success masked deep inner turmoil. Her death by suicide...

This collection of shorts is, as the title suggests, a series of sketchy tales of relationships and acquaintences. There are stories of couples in love, several men with peculiar character traits, anecdotal mishaps, two about cats, a furniture dwelling spirit, a legendary tale of two tribes, and a very short play.

Although not the equal of his "Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow" (1886), one can still find sublime passages here and there that demonstrate the occasional genius of a wonderful observer and humorist.

The Mind Is Sorry The Body Suffers, is Petersons first collection of poems and drawings. In this work, he searches for simplicity and an understanding of the upper and lower natures of humanity. It is an unique mix of styles covering a vast field of emotions and a balanced perception of concepts and...

Life is about choices, right? You can choose to be a victim. Or you can choose to live your life. Simple. No, actually, not always so simple. Not when you live in a little town populated by little people with little minds. A town where everyone hates you for being alive. Everyone hates...

It takes the form of imaginary conversations 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. Frequently they appear to prefer the sound of their own voice to that of others.

(Excerpt): "They look so dull and dowdy in the spring weather, when the snow drops and the crocuses are putting on their dainty frocks of white and mauve and yellow, and the baby-buds from every branch are peeping with bright eyes out on the world, and stretching forth soft little leaves toward...

The novel All Roads Lead to Cavalry offers an irreverent take on the social forces at play in England in the period leading up to and just following the outbreak of World War I. If you're interested in history but often find yourself bored by historical fiction, this funny, one-of-a-kind novel is for you.