When three late-Victorian gentlemen escape from their claustrophobic suburban life to go on a cycling tour in the Black Forest of Germany, their trip turns into a comic expedition. Many of their humorous adventures and mishaps relate ...

Jerome K. Jerome's comic masterpiece---and one of the best-known classics of English humor---follows the misadventures of three bungling, Victorian-era bachelors who take off on a rowing excursion up the Thames.

The 20 diverse stories collected here show why the short story continues to be one of the most popular of literary genres. Included are works by masters of the field, including one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's best Pat Hobby stories, &quo...