Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

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Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

1859–1927

Best known for the comic travel classic Three Men in a Boat, Jerome K. Jerome brought sharp wit and everyday mishaps to readers around the world. His lively writing made ordinary adventures feel wonderfully absurd.

43 Audiobooks

The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow

The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

The Love of Ulrich Nebendahl

The Love of Ulrich Nebendahl

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Three men in a boat (to say nothing of the dog)

Three men in a boat (to say nothing of the dog)

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Idle Ideas in 1905

Idle Ideas in 1905

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Passing of the Third Floor Back

Passing of the Third Floor Back

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Told After Supper

Told After Supper

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Malvina of Brittany

Malvina of Brittany

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

They and I

They and I

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

The Philosopher's Joke

The Philosopher's Joke

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Fanny and the Servant Problem

Fanny and the Servant Problem

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

The Angel and the Author, and Others

The Angel and the Author, and Others

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Evergreens

Evergreens

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Stage-Land

Stage-Land

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Dreams

Dreams

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Three men on the bummel

Three men on the bummel

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Diary of a Pilgrimage

Diary of a Pilgrimage

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow

The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

The Observations of Henry Illustrated

The Observations of Henry Illustrated

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

The Soul of Nicholas Snyders; Or, The Miser of Zandam

The Soul of Nicholas Snyders; Or, The Miser of Zandam

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Anthony John

Anthony John

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

The Prude's Progress: A Comedy in Three Acts

The Prude's Progress: A Comedy in Three Acts

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome, Eden Phillpotts

Tea-Table Talk

Tea-Table Talk

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Tommy and Co.

Tommy and Co.

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Kolme miestä veneessä

Kolme miestä veneessä

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

The Master of Mrs. Chilvers: An Improbable Comedy

The Master of Mrs. Chilvers: An Improbable Comedy

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

All Roads Lead to Calvary

All Roads Lead to Calvary

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Clocks

Clocks

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

The Cost of Kindness

The Cost of Kindness

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Mrs. Korner Sins Her Mercies

Mrs. Korner Sins Her Mercies

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Tres Homes Dins D'una Barca (Sense comptar-hi el gos)

Tres Homes Dins D'una Barca (Sense comptar-hi el gos)

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Keijukainen

Keijukainen

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green

Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

John Ingerfield, and Other Stories

John Ingerfield, and Other Stories

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Novel Notes

Novel Notes

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Woodbarrow Farm: Play in Three Acts

Woodbarrow Farm: Play in Three Acts

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Viehättävä rouva y.m. luonnekuvia

Viehättävä rouva y.m. luonnekuvia

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Paul Kelver

Paul Kelver

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Tres anglesos s'esbargeixen

Tres anglesos s'esbargeixen

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Egy naplopó tünődései

Egy naplopó tünődései

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

The Observations of Henry

The Observations of Henry

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Les trois hommes en Allemagne

Les trois hommes en Allemagne

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

Trois hommes dans un bateau

Trois hommes dans un bateau

by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome

About the author

Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927) was an English writer, humorist, playwright, and editor. Born in Walsall, Staffordshire, he became the family’s main wage-earner after his father died when Jerome was thirteen, leaving school to work as a railway clerk before trying his hand at acting and writing.

His breakthrough came with Three Men in a Boat (1889), a comic account of a boating holiday on the River Thames. He also wrote Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, the sequel Three Men on the Bummel, novels, plays, essays, and short stories, establishing a reputation for warm, observant humor.

Jerome continued writing into his later years and died in Northampton on June 14, 1927, aged 68. He was cremated at Golders Green and his ashes were later buried at St Mary’s Church in Ewelme, Oxfordshire.