Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka), 1859-1927

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Birth 1859-05-02
Death 1927-06-14
Britons,
English,

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Jerome K. Jerome was an English novelist, biographer, playwright, essayist, and short-story writer.

From the description of Jerome Klapka Jerome collection of papers,f1892-1926. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122579856

From the guide to the Jerome Klapka Jerome collection of papers, 1892-1926, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.)

Jerome K. Jerome was a popular English humorist. Born to Puritan parents but orphaned in his teens, he had the ability to see humor in common situations, which fueled comic novels, stories, plays, and a pair of journals he edited. His desire to be accepted as a serious writer met with less success, but he remains a popular example of British wit and comic inventiveness.

From the description of Jerome K. Jerome letters, 1901-1925. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50757831

Author of the celebrated comic masterpiece "Three men in a boat."

From the description of Letters of Jerome K. Jerome [manuscript], 1916-1920. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647995271

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Subjects:

  • English drama
  • English drama (Comedy)
  • Humorists, English
  • Prompt-book
  • Theater 19th century

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  • England (as recorded)

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