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Description
The famous story of three men and a dog setting off in an open boat on a hilarious voyage up the Thames. The story is full of mishaps - falling into the river and getting lost in Hampton Court Maze - but also offers comments on the world. This excursion was undertaken at the end of the last... read more
Important People
- J: The author/narrator
- George: J's friend
- Harris: J's friend
- Montmorency: J's Dog - Fox Terrier. A chaos creating dog, yet provides moments of thorough comic, through J's narratives of chaotic/troublesome incidents that Montmorency started.
- Uncle Podger: Introduced because Harris is supposed to be like J's uncle Podger. Starts of saying everyone must do little things/chores at home on their own, instead of calling plumbers/electricians etc. Then he involves everyone in the house in such a way that the work is done shabbily, everyone is dog-tired and all but him mentally decide never to ask Podger for help/ let him take charge!
First Sentence
There were four of us - George, and William Samuel Harris, and myself, and Montmorency.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Jerome K. Jerome (Author)
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