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14 books in 1: Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men In A Boat, Three Men On The Bummel, Diary of a Pilgrimage, Novel Notes, Paul Kelver, Tommy and Co., They ... Of An Idle Fellow, Second Thoughts of

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Unless you must have the text of these 14 Jerome K. Jerome books, don't waste your money (as I regret doing) on this terribly disappointing volume. It's densely printed, in two columns per page, in a rather small typeface, and has none of the illustrations that the original books had and that, for me, added much to their charm. I opened this volume once, and immediately put it straight into my bag of "Books to be Discarded."

Ronald Wyllys

This book offers an extremely rare opportunity - to own most of JKJ's works in one volume at a terrific price! I have been collecting Jerome K. Jerome's books for years; editions ranging from early 20th century to contemporary paperbacks. And now I have them all, the works of the greatest, the most brilliant humorist ever born (to say nothing of his punctuation!)

I'd recommend both the author and his work but not in this format. A paperback that is nearly 10" by 8" by 2" is too heavy and clumsy to hold and read. I've already dropped it a couple times and I'm hoping I can finish reading it before the binding starts to go. Too expensive a purchase to last through only one reading.

I was thrilled to find this collection of stories by Jerome K. Jerome! His stories are timeless. He has a way of mixing the light-hearted along with the tragic. I rarely read a story again - Jerome K. Jerome is the exception.

Jerome Klapka Jerome is my favourite author. I must have this book, and the price is right. That said, it is not for everyone. The book is simply too heavy, and the printing too dense. My main complain is that it does NOT contain 14 books as the title may suggest. For instance, in the last of the 14 books, "The Passing of the Third Floor Back", this volume only includes the title story, but not the rest of the book.