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(Excerpt): "The Doctor never did believe this story, but claims for it that, to a great extent, it has altered his whole outlook on life." Of course, what actually happened-what took place under my own nose," continued the Doctor, "I do not dispute. And then there is the case of Mrs. Marigold. That was unfortunate, I admit, and still is, especially for Marigold. But, standing by itself, it proves nothing. These fluffy, giggling women-as often as not...
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2017
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In this delightful play, English humor writer Jerome K. Jerome tackles the timeless issue of women's rights. When Mrs. Chilvers takes up the cause of women's suffrage, her new-found radicalism scandalizes her husband and sends shock waves through the family.
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What could be more relaxing than a refreshing holiday on the river with your two best friends and faithful canine companion, Montmorency? However, as J. discovers, there is more to life on the waves than meets the eye--including navigational challenges, culinary disasters, and heroic battles with swans, kettles, and tins of pineapple.
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'On the Stage - and Off: The Brief Career of a Would-be Actor' was Jerome K. Jerome's first published book. It is a lightly fictionalised memoir, rather in the style of 'Three Men in a Boat', with its hapless narrator detailing his inglorious adventures in the lower reaches of the late Victorian theatrical world, amongst its seedy theatres, drunken actors and dodgy managers. It is based on Jerome's own early experiences as an aspiring thesp. The title...
6) Doublespeak
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Lieutenant Lena Stillman has been left, nearly alone, on her code-breaking mission in remote Alaska. World War II has been over for a month, but due to crimes committed a lifetime ago, Lena is still under the control of the powerful Miss Maggie, her spymaster in Washington, DC.
Shaken by her role in the disappearance of Corporal Link Hughes, Lena yearns for an opportunity to redeem them both. Then she receives a shocking message containing Link's...
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"Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green" is a collection of 18 essays by Jerome Klapka Jerome, an outstanding British writer and humourist (1859—1927). In an ironical form, the author tells about ordinary people, conventional manners, ups and downs, about outstanding individuals and common herd, in which a reader will be able to see himself or his acquaintances.
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"Three Men in a Boat" follows the humorous misadventures of three friends - Jerome, George, and Harris - and their trusty dog, Montmorency, as they embark on a boating holiday on the River Thames. The story, a combination of travelogue and comic fiction, takes readers on a delightful journey filled with absurd incidents and hilarious anecdotes. Jerome K. Jerome's witty observations and satirical commentary on Victorian society, coupled with the camaraderie...
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Tres hombres en una barca es un relato humorístico publicado en 1889, por el escritor inglés Jerome K. Jerome.
Tres amigos, George, Harris y el propio Jerome, deciden remontar el Támesis junto con Montmorency, el perro. Al hilo de sus aventuras y sus bromas, el lector se sumerge en la hermosa campiña inglesa en un relato donde el humor se combina sabiamente con el documental sobre viajes, pues se trata del libro del Támesis por excelencia, contado...
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