Author: Jerome K. Jerome Publisher: Graphic Arts Books ISBN: 1513279033 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 281
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Paul Kelver, a fictional character, recounts an eventful life loosely based on author Jerome K. Jerome’s personal and professional exploits prior to becoming a writer. It’s an intriguing look at an unconventional path that led to a promising literary career. In Paul Kelver: A Novel, the narrator explains the critical events that pushed him into his current profession. He details both platonic and romantic relationships that have come and gone. He also attempts to become an established actor in an industry fueled by rejection with limited opportunities. Paul eventually meets a key figure whose influence helps to change the trajectory of his life. Paul Kelver: A Novel is a rare and entertaining narrative by Jerome K. Jerome. Published years after his debut, the author uses the narrative to reflect on his own success. This journey from novice actor to prominent writer is filled with unforgettable characters and anecdotes. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Paul Kelver: A Novel is both modern and readable.
Author: Jerome J.K. Publisher: Рипол Классик ISBN: 5521079742 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 505
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Jerome Klapka Jerome was an English writer and humourist. In the semi-autobiographical novel Paul Kelver he describes a rocky road through life, including his stints as an actor, a few disastrous love affairs, and a meeting with an influential stranger, eventually leading to his decision to become a writer.
Author: Carolyn Oulton Publisher: Victorian Secrets ISBN: 1906469377 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 292
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The life of Jerome K. Jerome, (1859-1927) author of "Three Men in a Boat, " has been left unexplored. Oulton unearths hitherto unknown details of his early life in Walsall and follows his momentous move to the Fairy City of London, where a formative encounter with Charles Dickens influenced his choice of profession.
Author: Jerome Klapka Jerome Publisher: ISBN: Category : Authors, English Languages : en Pages : 334
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"Peter Hope was tall and thin, clean-shaven but for a pair of side whiskers close-cropped and terminating just below the ear, with hair of the kind referred to by sympathetic barbers as 'getting a little thin on the top, sir, ' but arranged with economy, that everywhere is poverty's true helpmate. About Mr. Peter Hope's linen, which was white though somewhat frayed, there was a self-assertiveness that invariably arrested the attention of even the most casual observer. Decidedly there was too much of it--its ostentation aided and abetted by the retiring nature of the cut-away coat, whose chief aim clearly was to slip off and disappear behind its owner's back." "Tommy and Co." (1904), the amusing and sometimes bittersweet adventures of a crew of Fleet Street journalists, is a humorous classic by Jerome K. Jerome ..."--
Author: Jerome K. Jerome Publisher: Delphi Classics ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 5311
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Famous for his comic masterpiece ‘Three Men in a Boat’, Jerome K. Jerome was a celebrated master of humour, whose works offer a rich and hilarious insight of late Victorian England. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Jerome K. Jerome, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 2) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Jerome’s life and works * Concise introductions to the novels and other texts * ALL 7 novels, with individual contents tables * Includes the rare last novel ANTHONY JOHN, appearing in this collection for the first time * Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Both THREE MEN… novels are fully illustrated with their original artwork * The complete short stories * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Includes Jerome’s complete non-fiction – spend hours exploring the author’s humorous essays * Also includes Jerome’s rare autobiography MY LIFE AND TIMES * Features Alfred Moss’ seminal biography – discover Jerome’s literary life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with two rare plays, more images and improved texts CONTENTS: The Novels Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) (1889) Three Men on the Bummel (1900) Paul Kelver (1902) Tommy and Co. (1904) They and I (1909) All Roads Lead to Calvary (1919) Anthony John (1923) The Short Story Collections Told After Supper (1891) John Ingerfield and Other Stories (1893) Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green (1895) The Observations of Henry (1901) The Passing of the Third Floor Back, and Other Stories (1907) The Angel and the Author and Others (1904) Malvina of Brittany (1916) The Short Stories List of Short Stories in Chronological Order List of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order The Plays The Prude’s Progress (1895) Woodbarrow Farm (1904) Fanny and the Servant Problem (1909) The Master of Mrs. Chilvers (1911) The Non-Fiction On the Stage — and Off (1885) Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (1886) Stageland (1889) The Diary of a Pilgrimage, and Six Essays (1891) Novel Notes (1893) Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (1898) Tea-Table Talk (1903) Idle Ideas in 1905 (1905) The Autobiography My Life and Times (1926) The Biography Jerome K: Jerome: His Life and Works (1928) by Alfred Moss
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