Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927) was an English author and humorist known for his comic works, including “Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog).” His witty and humorous writing style made him a popular figure in British literature, and his works continue to entertain readers with their comedic charm.
Short Stories written by Jerome K. Jerome
- A Charming Woman 1888 - Not the Mr. ---, really? In her deep brown eyes there lurked pleased surprise, struggling with wonder. She looked from… ... Read more
- A Man of Habit 1888 - There were three of us in the smoke-room of the Alexandraa very good friend of mine, myself, and, in the… ... Read more
- An item of Fashionable Intelligence 1888 - Speaking personally, I do not like the Countess of ---. She is not the type of woman I could love.… ... Read more
- Blasé Billy 1888 - It was towards the end of August. He and I appeared to be the only two men left to the… ... Read more
- Clocks 1888 - There are two kinds of clocks. There is the clock that is always wrong, and that knows it is wrong,… ... Read more
- Dick Dunkerman’s Cat 1888 - Richard Dunkerman and I had been old school-fellows, if a gentleman belonging to the Upper Sixth, and arriving each morning… ... Read more
- Driftwood 1888 - CHARACTERS MR. TRAVERS. MRS. TRAVERS. MARION [their daughter]. DAN [a gentleman of no position]. * * * * * SCENE:… ... Read more
- In Remembrance of John Ingerfield and of Anne, his Wife 1888 - CHAPTER I If you take the Underground Railway to Whitechapel Road (the East station), and from there take one of… ... Read more
- Portrait of a Lady 1888 - My work pressed upon me, but the louder it challenged mesuch is the heart of the timid fighterthe less stomach… ... Read more
- Reginald Blake, Financier and Cad 1888 - The advantage of literature over life is that its characters are clearly defined, and act consistently. Nature, always inartistic, takes… ... Read more
- Silhouettes 1888 - I fear I must be of a somewhat gruesome turn of mind. My sympathies are always with the melancholy side… ... Read more
- The Absent-minded Man 1888 - You ask him to dine with you on Thursday to meet a few people who are anxious to know him.… ... Read more
- The Choice of Cyril Harjohn 1888 - Between a junior resident master of twenty-one, and a backward lad of fifteen, there yawns an impassable gulf. Between a… ... Read more
- The City of The Sea 1888 - They say, the chroniclers who have written the history of that low-lying, wind-swept coast, that years ago the foam fringe… ... Read more
- The Degeneration of Thomas Henry 1888 - The most respectable cat I have ever known was Thomas Henry. His original name was Thomas, but it seemed absurd… ... Read more
- The Ghost of the Marhcioness of Appleford 1888 - This is the story, among others, of Henry the waiter--or, as he now prefers to call himself, Henri--told to me… ... Read more
- The Hobby Rider 1888 - Bump. Bump. Bump-bump. Bump. I sat up in bed and listened intently. It seemed to me as if someone with… ... Read more
- The Lease of the “Cross Keys” 1888 - This story is about a shop: many stories are. One Sunday evening this Bishop had to preach a sermon at… ... Read more
- The Man Who Did Not Believe In Luck 1888 - ... Read more
- The Man Who Lived For Others 1888 - The first time we met, to speak, he was sitting with his back against a pollard willow, smoking a clay… ... Read more
- The Man Who Went Wrong 1888 - I first met Jack Burridge nearly ten years ago on a certain North-country race-course. The saddling bell had just rung… ... Read more
- The Man Who Would Manage 1888 - It has been told me by those in a position to knowand I can believe itthat at nineteen months of… ... Read more
- The Materialisation of Charles and Mivanway 1888 - The fault that most people will find with this story is that it is unconvincing. Its scheme is improbable, its… ... Read more
- The Minor Poet’s Story 1888 - “It doesn’t suit you at all,” I answered.“You’re very disagreeable,” said she, “I shan’t ever ask your advice again.”“Nobody,” I… ... Read more
- The Probation of James Wrench 1888 - "There are two sorts of men as gets hen-pecked," remarked Henry--I forgot how the subject had originated, but we had… ... Read more
- The Suprise of Mr. Milberry 1888 - "It's not the sort of thing to tell 'em," remarked Henry, as, with his napkin over his arm, he leant… ... Read more
- The Uses and Abuses of Joseph 1888 - "It is just the same with what you may call the human joints," observed Henry. He was in one of… ... Read more
- The Woman of the Sæter 1888 - Wild-reindeer stalking is hardly so exciting a sport as the evening’s verandah talk in Norroway hotels would lead the trustful… ... Read more
- The Wooing of Tom Sleight’s Wife 1888 - "It's competition," replied Henry, "that makes the world go round. You never want a thing particularly until you see another… ... Read more
- Variety Patter 1888 - My first appearance at a Music Hall was in the year one thousand eight hundred and s---. Well, I would… ... Read more
- Whibley’s Spirit 1888 - I never met it myself, but I knew Whibley very well indeed, so that I came to hear a goodish… ... Read more