Jerome K. Jerome

Also known as Jerome Klapka Jerome, Jerome Klapta Jerome

English humorist (1859-1927)

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Jerome K. Jerome was an English humorist who lived from 1859 to 1927 and is best known for his witty writing that entertained readers of his era. His humorous works made him a significant figure in late Victorian and Edwardian literature, contributing to the development of comedic writing in English.

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Born: 2 May 1859
Died: 14 June 1927
Works: 191

Top works

Barbara
Sheloshah be-bumel
Sunset
Funny ghost stories told after supper
Sketches in lavender, blue and green

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United Kingdom
Active from: 1859-05-02
Active to: 1927-06-14

has german audiobooks

Discography

Three Men In A Boat

Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 696
Total plays: 9,178

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

The Elements of Statistical Learning
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Greedy function approximation: A gradient boosting machine.
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Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
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Regularization Paths for Generalized Linear Models via Coordinate Descent
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Development and validation of a geriatric depression screening scale: A preliminary report
· 1982 · cited 11,065x

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Quotes

“It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.”
“There are two kinds of clocks. There is the clock that is always wrong, and that knows it is wrong, and glories in it; and there is the clock that is always right — except when you rely upon it, and then it is more wrong than you would think a clock could be in a civilized country.”
“There are the goods; if you want them, you can have them. If you do not want them, they would almost rather that you did not come and talk about them.”
“Nothing—so it seems to me...is more beautiful than the love that has weathered the storms of life. … The love of the young for the young, that is the beginning of life. But the love of the old for the old, that is the beginning of—of things longer.”
“I want a house that has got over all its troubles; I don't want to spend the rest of my life bringing up a young and inexperienced house.”
“It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do. Wasting time is merely an occupation then, and a most exhausting one. Idleness, like kisses, to be sweet must be stolen.”

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Official website

The Jerome K Jerome Society – The official meeting-place for Jeromians around the world.

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Official website: www.jeromekjerome.com
Image: Jerome K. Jerome 02.jpg

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Commons category: Jerome K. Jerome
date of birth: 1859-08-25
date of death: 1927-06-16
Commons gallery: Jerome K. Jerome
name in native language: Jerome Klapka Jerome
birth name: Jerome Klapka Jerome

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Works in European collections

7 objects attributed to Jerome K. Jerome, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Jerome Klapka Jerome (2 May 1859 – 14 June 1927) was an English writer and humorist, best known for the comic travelogue Three Men in a Boat (1889). Other works include the essay collections Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (1886) and Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow; Three Men on the Bummel, a sequel to Three Men in a Boat; and several other novels.

Jerome was born in Walsall, in the English Midlands. Although his family struggled with poverty at times, he was able to attend a grammar school, but derived little benefit from it. After his father died in 1871 Jerome tried to earn a living in various occupations including a clerical post and three years as an actor. In his twenties he began writing and was able to publish some work, with increasing success. He married in 1888 and he published his most popular work, Three Men in a Boat, the following year. He continued to write fiction and non-fiction over the next few decades, though never with the same level of success. He also wrote plays, of which The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1908) was the most successful. Most have remained unpublished.