Three Men in a Boat
British novelist, 1859–1927.
Three Men in a Boat is an 1889 novel by Jerome K Jerome.
On 2 of the 13 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Jerome K Jerome
- First published
- 1889
- Length
- 368 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Comic novels and satire, Adventure
Is Three Men in a Boat worth reading?
2 of the 13 best-of lists it could have made include it: The 100 best novels written in English (The Guardian / Observer) and The 100 greatest novels of all time (The Observer).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| The 100 best novels written in English (The Guardian / Observer, 2015) | Listed | See the list |
| The 100 greatest novels of all time (The Observer, 2003) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of Three Men in a Boat
The edition we link to is the Wordsworth Editions paperback (1992), 368 pages.
- Publisher
- Wordsworth Editions (paperback, 1992)
- Pages
- 368
- ISBN
- 9781853260513
How critics and readers rate Three Men in a Boat
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 19% of the points available on critics' lists, against 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
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