
Three Men in a Boat
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Narrated by:
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Ian Carmichael
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By:
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Jerome K. Jerome
Exclusively from Audible
In this comedic masterpiece, three young men, increasingly given to thoughts of hypochondria, decide to embark on a journey along the river Thames.
Confident that the fresh air and daily exercise will grant them immunity from a myriad of illnesses and diseases, they pack up their frying pans, toothbrushes, food and canine companion, Montmorency, and set off on an unexpected adventure.
As the men come up against hilarious and often avoidable obstacles on their journey from Kingston upon Thames to Oxford, Jerome K. Jerome offers listeners a unique look back at the joys of youthful naivety, comradery and playfulness.
Supremely English in nature, Three Men in a Boat, paved the way for the later works of authors such as James Thurber, PG Wodehouse and Nick Hornby.
Based on a real-life experience, Jerome's comic approach to this story transcends the passage of time as his themes and subjects remain universal. An explorer of new ideas and customs, Jerome K. Jerome developed great insight along his travels throughout Europe and the sheer plausibility of his stories serves to enhance the comedic effect of his writing.
As an international best-selling title, Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men in a Boat was met with such immediate success that it has never been out of print since its publication in 1889.
Narrator Biography
Ian Carmichael was a veteran comedy actor, best known for his roles in Private's Progress, I'm All Right Jack, Brothers in Law and School for Scoundrels.
He played Dorothy L. Sayers' gentleman detective, Lord Peter Wimsey, on television and radio and his audiobook narration of these stories can be found on the Audible website.
Ian was classically trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and after a brief stint in the Royal Armoured Corps during the Second World War, he graced stage, screen and radio for over 50 years.
He was and remains a national treasure and was appointed an OBE in the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours List.
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Excellent narration. This’ll be in my relisten pile.
Hilarious Victorian-era holiday
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Great Narrator
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Would you listen to Three Men in a Boat again? Why?
I will listen to Three Men in a Boat many more times in the future. This book was written pre-1900, but I love it's timeless sense of humor. Many things have changed since then, but human nature is still the same. And Ian Charmichael does a fantastic job of bringing the story to life.Who was your favorite character and why?
Montmorency, the dog, is a delight. Jay, the Point of View character is a great deal of fun as well.Which character ??? as performed by Ian Carmichael ??? was your favorite?
I think that Ian Carmichael brings a feeling of reality and importance to George that I hadn't noticed when reading the paper version of the book.Timeless humor
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Amazing story with great reading
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Classic British humor
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Jerome K. Jerome is an adorable, good-natured writer, with an unexpected strain of refreshing, ascerbic wit that surfaces from time to time. His dog anecdotes alone are worth the price of the book.
But when I listened to the narration by Carmichael, it felt like a new book. He laid bare new layers of meaning that had previously been hidden to me. His impeccable comic timing and mastery of character voices made everything so much funnier than it was in my head, and I found myself understanding jokes that I had glossed over in my first reading.
This is one case in which listening to the audiobook is greatly superior than reading the book, on your first go, anyway.
Ian Carmichael, master raconteur
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Wonderful
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The narrator tells a very brief story with so many tangents that it runs on and on, and I giggled each time he recalled himself back to the main story line. Very funny, and well worth a listen with this narrator.
Victorian Comedy and Boating Trip
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Excellent
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Classic, hilarious, dry British wit
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