Idle Thoughts Of An Idle Fellow A Book for an Idle Holiday - Softcover

Jerome K. Jerome

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9385755625 ISBN 13: 9789385755620

Publisher: Speaking Tiger, 2016

Synopsis

A book of essays and observations by one of the finest humourists of all time Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow has remained a classic since it was first published in the late nineteenth century. Writing on a whimsically diverse range of topics on being idle It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do on memory That is just the way with Memory nothing that she brings to us is complete on being hard up Being poor is a mere trifle. It is being known to be poor that is the sting on being in love Love is like the measles we all have to go through it. Also like the measles we take it only once Jerome K. Jerome has delighted readers over generations. Now part of the Speaking Tiger Ruskin Bond Selections Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow is a book for all seasons and comes especially recommended for idle holidays. About the AuthorJerome K. Jerome is one of the best-known humourists of all time. Born in England in 1859 Jerome had a chequered career. He was at various times and with varying degrees of success a stage actor a solicitor s clerk a packer a school teacher playwright and newspaper editor. However it was as an author that Jerome found fame and his style influenced many later writers. Three Men in a Boat To Say Nothing of the Dog is Jerome K. Jerome s most famous work. He also wrote among others Three Men on the Bummel the novel Paul Kelver and his autobiography My Life and Times.

Edition details

• Publisher: Speaking Tiger
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 9385755625
• ISBN 13: 9789385755620
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 168