検索キーワード： "Jerome K Jerome" 歴史

The funny and poignant autobiography of Jerome K Jerome, who is best known for his comic novel Three Men in a Boat. Jerome struggled against poverty and obscurity, not to mention his improbable name, for many years before Three Men in a Boat made him a celebrity and the friend of other celebrities. A man of deep human sympathies and principles, he lived through and engaged with, a time - like our own - of unprecedented changes and inventions.

Jerome K Jerome began writing in 1888 with "On the Stage and Off', followed the next year by his familiar classic "Three Men in a Boat". In this delightful collection of stories, narrated by Hubert Gregg, the author reveals all too well why these stories should only be "told after supper". Listener beware!

All Roads Lead to Calvary is a poignant 1919 novel by British author Jerome K. Jerome, renowned for his classic Three Men in a Boat. This work reflects the profound impact of the First World War on his writing. It follows the journey of Joan Allway, a Cambridge University-educated woman who embarks on a transformative path as a journalist and later a wartime ambulance driver. Throughout her experiences, she encounters a diverse array of characters, grappling with the complex moral dilemmas of her time. In 1921, the novel was adapted into a silent British film directed by Kenelm Foss.

A party of friends exchange ghost stories on Christmas Eve; but everything may not be quite as it seems....