Comments on: Three Men in a Boat http://intheboatshed.net/2007/02/17/three-men-in-a-boat/ A weblog about great boats, boatbuilding and restoration. And sheds, of course! Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:15:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Gav http://intheboatshed.net/2007/02/17/three-men-in-a-boat/#comment-247 Gav Sat, 17 Feb 2007 23:23:54 +0000 http://intheboatshed.net/?p=525#comment-247 Bless 'em in their innocence! :-) I've thought about the descriptive passages too, and ended by thinking (i) that the Victorians wrote this way in general, and that making the trip to some of these tourist resorts must have been at least a little exciting and exotic in the 1880s, (ii) that many of Jerome's readers will not have made the trip to the Thames (having lived in poor circumstances, he would be aware of that) and maybe felt he should tell them all about it, (ii) that one of the things that makes TMIAB interesting is that much of it seems surprisingly modern, thought the terse stylists of the 20th century were still a long way off in the 1880s! Gav Bless ‘em in their innocence! :-)

I’ve thought about the descriptive passages too, and ended by thinking

(i) that the Victorians wrote this way in general, and that making the trip to some of these tourist resorts must have been at least a little exciting and exotic in the 1880s,

(ii) that many of Jerome’s readers will not have made the trip to the Thames (having lived in poor circumstances, he would be aware of that) and maybe felt he should tell them all about it,

(ii) that one of the things that makes TMIAB interesting is that much of it seems surprisingly modern, thought the terse stylists of the 20th century were still a long way off in the 1880s!

Gav

]]> By: Chris Partridge http://intheboatshed.net/2007/02/17/three-men-in-a-boat/#comment-244 Chris Partridge Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:50:24 +0000 http://intheboatshed.net/?p=525#comment-244 I love the book, but it has had the unfortunate result that if you sit on the bank of the Thames on a sunny Sunday afternoon you will see at least four skiffs with three blokes in blazers and straw boaters, thinking they are frantically novel in recreating the trip. It also has to be said that TMIAB includes long, sentimental and (dare I say it?) boring descriptions of local tourist sites. Chris I love the book, but it has had the unfortunate result that if you sit on the bank of the Thames on a sunny Sunday afternoon you will see at least four skiffs with three blokes in blazers and straw boaters, thinking they are frantically novel in recreating the trip.
It also has to be said that TMIAB includes long, sentimental and (dare I say it?) boring descriptions of local tourist sites.
Chris

]]> By: Ewan http://intheboatshed.net/2007/02/17/three-men-in-a-boat/#comment-243 Ewan Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:37:20 +0000 http://intheboatshed.net/?p=525#comment-243 Some intresting stuff... Ewan http://rsdo.net/sigs/users/z/zxdftyu.png Some intresting stuff…
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]]> By: Ben Crawshaw http://intheboatshed.net/2007/02/17/three-men-in-a-boat/#comment-242 Ben Crawshaw Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:20:25 +0000 http://intheboatshed.net/?p=525#comment-242 That's timely, I was thinking about this book the other day. I haven't read it for many years but I remember one episode where Jerome describes the hanging of a picture on a wall, if my memory serves it was similar to building a boat. Ben That’s timely, I was thinking about this book the other day. I haven’t read it for many years but I remember one episode where Jerome describes the hanging of a picture on a wall, if my memory serves it was similar to building a boat.
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