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Three Men in a Boat was intended to be a serious travel guide. It failed dismally in this respect but succeeded in becoming an hilarious account of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. The three men were based on the author and two of his friends.

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  • S. Wood
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  • 08-25-17

Hilarious

Would you listen to Three Men in a Boat again? Why?

This book will leave you in stitches if you like British dry humor. It reminded me of The Theory and Practice of Gamesmanship by Stephen Potter. The narrator got it just right.

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Our Favorite Audio Version

Jerome K Jerome has become the favored reader of this version of this audio book. What a hoot! Read to us in a manner that transported the listener a time and place never before seen, and a state of mind with such enjoyment of the hilarity - I am most satisfied! Thank you Mr Jerome!

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