Going to Find Stanley: Imperial Narratives, Shilling Shockers, and Three Men in a Boat

Stanley Reynold muses, half-sincerely, that even after a century no one has been able to properly explain the appeal of Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men in a Boat, a book that is often seen as collection of loosely connected comic set pieces. Here, Scheick considers the possibility that the immense...

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Published in:English literature in transition, 1880-1920 1880-1920, 2007-01, Vol.50 (4), p.403-414
Main Author: Scheick, William J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Criticism and interpretation
English literature, 1837-1901 (Victorian age)
Jerome, Jerome K (Jerome Klapka) (1859-1927)
Literary criticism
Narratives
Novels
Reynold, Stanley
Travel in literature
Works
Writers
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Summary:Stanley Reynold muses, half-sincerely, that even after a century no one has been able to properly explain the appeal of Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men in a Boat, a book that is often seen as collection of loosely connected comic set pieces. Here, Scheick considers the possibility that the immense popularity of Jerome's best-known work possibly derives from more than its comic set pieces.
ISSN:0013-8339
1559-2715
1559-2715
DOI:10.2487/elt.50.4(2007)0008