Book Series Guide

Author guide

Jerome K. Jerome Books in Order

Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927) was an English writer whose comic novels, travel writing, essays, plays, short stories, and memoirs combined colloquial humor with social observation. His best-known works include Three Men in a Boat, Three Men on the Bummel, Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, and My Life and Times.

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Three Men in a Boat (to Say Nothing of the Dog)

Jerome's best-known and most accessible comic travel book.

The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow

A representative introduction to his humorous essay writing.

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Books by series

duology · complete

Three Men

Jerome's comic travel books featuring three male companions on journeys by boat and bicycle.

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  1. 1
    Three Men in a Boat (to Say Nothing of the Dog)

    Book 1 · comic-travelogue · 1889

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  2. 2
    Three Men on the Bummel

    Book 2 · comic-travelogue · 1900

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essay-series · complete

Idle Fellow

A sequence of humorous essay collections built around the persona of an idle fellow.

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  1. 1
    The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow

    Book 1 · essay-collection · 1886

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  2. 2
    The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow

    Book 2 · essay-collection · 1898

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Outside the series

Bibliography by category

Novels (7)
  1. Weeds: A Story in Seven Chapters

    novella · 1892

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  2. Novel Notes

    novel · 1893

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  3. Paul Kelver

    autobiographical-novel · 1902

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  4. Tommy and Co.

    novel · 1904

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  5. They and I

    novel · 1909

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  6. All Roads Lead to Calvary

    novel · 1919

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  7. Anthony John, a Biography

    novel · 1923

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Nonfiction (3)
  1. On the Stage - and Off: the Brief Career of a Would-be Actor

    theatrical-memoir · 1885

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  2. Diary of a Pilgrimage (and Six Essays)

    travel-memoir · 1891

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  3. My Life and Times

    memoir · 1926

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Short fiction (5)
  1. Told After Supper

    ghost-story-collection · 1891

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  2. The Observations of Henry

    short-story-collection · 1901

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  3. Malvina of Brittany

    short-story-collection · 1916

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Essays and speeches (5)
  1. Sketches in Lavender Blue and Green

    sketch-and-essay-collection · 1897

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  2. Tea-Table Talk

    essay-collection · 1903

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  3. American Wives and Others

    essay-collection · 1904

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  4. The Angel and the Author - and Others

    essay-collection · 1908

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  5. A Comment on Bicycles and Cycling Posters in the Nineties

    pamphlet · 1999

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Plays (13)
  1. Barbara

    play · 1886

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  2. Sunset

    play · 1888

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  3. Fennel: A New Romantic Play

    play · 1888

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  4. The Prude's Progress

    play · 1895

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  5. Miss Hobbs

    play · 1902

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  6. Woodbarrow Farm

    play · 1904

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  7. The Passing of the Third Floor Back

    play · 1910

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  8. Fanny and the Servant Problem

    play · 1909

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  9. The Passing of the Third Floor Back: An Idle Fancy in a Prologue, a Play and an Epilogue

    expanded-play · 1910

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  10. The Master of Mrs. Chilvers

    play · 1911

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  11. Robina in Search of a Husband

    play · 1914

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  12. The Celebrity

    play · 1926

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  13. The Soul of Nicholas Snyders

    play · 1927

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Edited works (1)
  1. My First Book

    anthology · 1894

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Other (3)
  1. Playwriting: a Handbook for Would-be Dramatic Authors

    handbook · 1888

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  2. Stage-land: Curious Habits and Customs of its Inhabitants

    comic-sketch-collection · 1889

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  3. Biarritz

    musical-farce · 1896

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