Three Men in a Boat a typical boating holiday of the time in a Thames camping skiff. This was just after commercial boat traffic on the Upper Thames had died out, replaced by the 1880s craze for boating as a leisure activity. Following the overwhelming success of "Three Men in a Boat", Jerome later published a sequel, about a cycling tour in Germany, titled "Three Men on the Bummel" (also known as "Three Men on Wheels", 1900). The story begins by introducing George, Harris, Jerome (always referred to as "J."), and Jerome's dog, named Montmorency. The men are spending an evening in J.'s room, smoking
Three Men in a Boat pirate printers. The book was translated into many languages. The Russian edition was particularly successful and became a standard school textbook. Jerome later complained in a letter to "The Times" of Russian books not written by him, published under his name to benefit from his success. Since its publication, "Three Men in a Boat" has never been out of print. It continues to be popular, with "The Guardian" ranking it No. 33 of "The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time" in 2003, and no. 25 in 2015 and "Esquire" ranking it No. 2 in the "50 Funniest Books Ever" in