Three men in a boat, not including the dog

In the summer of 1888, the English writer Jerome K. Jerome, who had just entered into a legitimate marriage, spent a honeymoon at the Thames. From the travel impressions and memories of this happy time, the idea of ​​one of the funniest books in world literature was born. The adventures of the unlucky, good -natured British traveling along the Thames, about which Jerome wrote in the novel “Three in a boat, not counting the dog” and in his continuation “Three on four wheels” (as well as a small masterpiece “notes to an unwritten novel”, In which all the same unforgettable heroes are recognized), became well known even in the most remote corners of the planet. With unchanging love, readers relate to the works of Jerome and in Russia, where his wonderful talent was appreciated by almost higher than in the writer"s homeland. And thanks to the brilliant film adaptation of the novel, carried out in 1979, the main roles in which were played by Andrei Mironov, Alexander Shirvindt and Mikhail Derzhavin, Jerome became even closer and clearer than us