The Jerome K. Jerome Page

( 1859-1927 )

Major Works
Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men in a Boat has been so popular that Martin Green has selected and edited The Other Jerome K. Jerome ( Hutchinson, 1984 ) just to demonstrate that Jerome was not a one-book author. The titles with asterisks were reprinted in paperback in the 1980's by Alan Sutton.
On the Stage -- and Off: The Brief Career of a Would-Be Actor ( 1885 ).
*Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow ( 1886 ). This book has a long dedication to the author's oldest and strongest pipe, which ' seems day by day to be more drawn by me, and, in return, to more and more impregnate me with the odour of his friendship.' On Line, .TXT or .ZIP
Stage-Land: Curious Habits and Customs of its Inhabitants ( 1889 ). On Line, .TXT or .ZIP
*Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) ( 1889 ). On Line
*Diary of a Pilgrimage ( and Six Essays ) ( 1891 ).
Told After Supper ( 1891 ).
Novel Notes ( 1893 ). 'The Dancing Partner' On Line
John Ingerfield and Other Stories ( 1894 ).
Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green ( 1897 ).
*The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow ( 1898 ).
*Three Men on the Bummell ( 1900 ). A sequel to Three Men in a Boat.
The Observations of Henry and Others ( 1901 ).
Paul Kelver ( 1902 ).
Tea-Table Talk ( 1903 ).
*Tommy and Co. ( 1904 ).
Idle Ideas in 1905 ( 1905 ).
The Passing of the Third Floor Back ( 1907 ). First a short story, later a play. The Six Stories On Line
The Angel and the Author and Others ( 1908 ).
They and I ( 1909 ).
Malvina of Brittany ( 1916 ).
All Roads Lead to Calvary ( 1919 ).
Anthony John ( 1923 ).
*A Miscellany of Sense and Nonsense ( 1923 ).
The Celebrity: A Play in Three Acts ( 1926 ).
*My Life and Times ( 1926 ).
About Jerome
Joseph Connolly, Jerome K. Jerome: A Critical Biography. Orbis, 1982.
Ruth Marie Faurot, Jerome K. Jerome. Twayne, 1974.
JKJ Picture on Thames. Bio coming soon.
River and Rowing Museum: The Thames

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