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Jerome Klapka Jerome

Jerome K. Jerome
Born May 2, 1859(1859-05-02)
Staffordshire, England
Died June 14, 1927 (aged 68)
Northampton, England
Occupation Author
Nationality British
Genres Humour

Jerome Klapka Jerome (May 2, 1859 – June 14, 1927) was an English writer and humorist, best known for the humorous travelogue Three Men in a Boat. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about Northampton in England for other places of the same name see Northampton (disambiguation Northampton ( is a large Market England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A humorist is a person who writes or performs humorous material Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog, published in 1889 is a humorous account by Jerome K

Jerome was born in Caldmore, Walsall, England, where there is now a museum in his honour, and was brought up in poverty in London. Caldmore is one of the villages that make up the town of Walsall (defined as the area within the Broadway ring road Walsall ( is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

Other works include the essay collections Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow and Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow; Three Men on the Bummel, a sequel to Three Men in a Boat; and several other novels. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, published in 1886, is a collection of humorous essays by Jerome K Three Men on the Bummel is a humorous novel by Jerome K Jerome.

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Early life

Jerome was the fourth child of Jerome Clapp (who later renamed himself Jerome Clapp Jerome), an ironmonger and lay preacher who dabbled in architecture, and Marguerite Jones. He had two sisters, Paulina and Blandina, and one brother, Milton, who died at an early age. Jerome was registered, like his father's amended name, as Jerome Clapp Jerome, and the Klapka appears to be a later variation (after the exiled Hungarian general György Klapka). Due to bad investments in the local mining industry, the family suffered poverty, and debt collectors often visited, an experience Jerome described vividly in his autobiography My Life and Times[1].

The young Jerome wished to go into politics or be a man of letters, but the death of both his parents in 1872, when he was 13 years old, forced him to quit his studies and find work to support himself. He was employed at the London and North Western Railway, initially collecting coal that fell along the railway, and remained there for four years. The London and North Western Railway (LNWR L&NWR was a Railway company of the United Kingdom which existed between 1846 and 1922

Acting career and early literary works

In 1877, inspired by his older sister Blandina’s love for the theatre, Jerome had decided to try his hand at acting, under the stage name Harold Crichton. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one He joined a repertory troupe who tried to produce plays on a shoestring budget, often drawing on the meager resources of the actors themselves to purchase costumes and props. Jerome had later comically reflected on this period in On the Stage—and Off, where it is apparent that he was penniless at the time. After three years on the road and with no evident success, a 21 year old Jerome decided he had had enough with stage life, and sought other occupations. He tried to become a journalist, writing essays, satires and short stories, but most of these were rejected. Over the next few years he was a school teacher, a packer, and a solicitor’s clerk. Finally, in 1885, he had some success with On the Stage—and Off, a humorous book which publication had opened the door for more plays and essays. The year 1885 in literature involved some significant new books Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, a collection of humorous essays, followed in 1886. Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, published in 1886, is a collection of humorous essays by Jerome K The year 1886 in literature involved some significant new books On June 21, 1888, Jerome married Georgina Elizabeth Henrietta Stanley Marris (a. k. a. Ettie), nine days after she had divorced her first husband. She had a daughter from a previous, five-year marriage, nicknamed Elsie (her actual name was also Georgina). The honeymoon took place on the Thames, a fact which was to have a significant influence on his next, and most important work, Three Men in a Boat. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England.

Three Men in a Boat and later career

Jerome sat down to write Three Men in a Boat as soon as the couple returned from their honeymoon. Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog, published in 1889 is a humorous account by Jerome K In the novel, his wife was replaced by his longtime friends George Wingrave (George) and Carl Hentschel (Harris). This had allowed him to create comic (and non-sentimental) situations which were nonetheless intertwined with the history of the Thames region. The book, published in 1889, became an instant success and has remained in print until the present. The year 1889 in literature involved some significant new books Its popularity was such that the number of registered Thames boats went up fifty percent in the year following its publication, and it contributed significantly to the Thames becoming a tourist attraction. In its first twenty years alone, the book sold over a million copies worldwide. It has been adapted to movies, TV and radio shows, stage plays, and even a musical. Its writing style influenced many humorists and satirists in England and elsewhere. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Its endurance can probably be attributed to the style and choice of a relatively unchanged location, which prevents the work from appearing dated.

With the financial security the sales of the book provided, Jerome was able to dedicate all of his time to writing. He wrote a number of plays, essays and novels, but was never again able to recapture the success of Three Men in a Boat. In 1892 he was chosen by Robert Barr to edit The Idler (over Rudyard Kipling). Robert Barr ( 1850 - October 21, 1912) was a British novelist born at Glasgow Scotland. The Idler was an illustrated monthly magazine published in Great Britain from 1892 to 1911 Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936 was an English Author and poet The magazine was an illustrated satirical monthly catering to gentlemen (who, following the theme of the publication, appreciated idleness). In 1893 he founded To-Day, but had to withdraw from both publications because of financial difficulties and a libel suit.

In 1898, a short stay in Germany inspired Three Men on the Bummel, the sequel to Three Men in a Boat. Three Men on the Bummel is a humorous novel by Jerome K Jerome. While reintroducing the same characters in the setting of a foreign bicycle tour, the book was nonetheless unable to capture the life-force and historic roots of its predecessor, and it enjoyed only a mild success. In 1902 he published the novel Paul Kelver, which is widely regarded as autobiographical. His 1908 play The Passing of the Third Floor Back introduced a more sombre and religious Jerome. This was a tremendous commercial success but was condemned by critics - Max Beerbohm described it as "vilely stupid" and written by a "tenth-rate writer". Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm ( August 24, 1872 &ndash May 20, 1956) was an English parodist and caricaturist. [2]

World War I and last years

Jerome volunteered to serve his country at the outbreak of the war but, being 56 years old, was rejected by the British Army. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Eager to serve in some capacity, he volunteered as an ambulance driver for the French Army. The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre (Land Army is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces and its largest The war experience was said to have dampened his spirit, as no doubt did the death in 1921 of his stepdaughter, Elsie.

In 1926, Jerome published his autobiography, My Life and Times. Shortly afterwards, the Borough of Walsall conferred on him the title Freeman of the Borough. In June 1927, on a motoring tour from Devon to London via Cheltenham and Northampton, Jerome suffered a paralytic stroke and a cerebral hemorrhage. A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain A cerebral hemorrhage (or intracerebral hemorrhage, ICH) is a subtype of Intracranial hemorrhage that occurs within the Brain tissue itself He lay in Northampton General Hospital for two weeks before succumbing on June 14. This article is about Northampton in England for other places of the same name see Northampton (disambiguation Northampton ( is a large Market [3] He was cremated at Golders Green and his ashes buried at St Mary's Church, Ewelme, Oxfordshire. Golders Green is an area in the London Borough of Barnet in London, England. History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the Elsie, Ettie, and his sister Blandina are buried beside him. A museum dedicated to his life and works now exists at his birth home in Walsall.

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Bibliography

Novels

Collections

Autobiography

Anthologies containing stories by Jerome K. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jerome

Short stories

Plays

References

  1. ^ Jerome, Jerome (1926). Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. My Life and Times. Hodder & Stoughton.  
  2. ^ Jerome, Jerome (1982). "Introduction", Three Men in a Boat, Annotated and Introduced by Cristopher Matthew and Benny Green. Michael Joesph. ISBN 0907516084.  
  3. ^ [1] Jerome K. Jerome: The Man, from the Jerome K. Jerome Society. Accessed 6 April 2007

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