10 Books Similar to Three Men on the Bummel by Jerome K. Jerome

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Three Men on the Bummel

by Jerome K. Jerome (1900)

3.25(14 ratings)

Three feckless young men take a rowing holiday on the Thames river in 1888. Referenced by [Robert A. Heinlein][1] in [Have Spacesuit Will Travel][2] as Kip's father's favorite book. Inspired [To Say Nothing of the Dog][3] by [Connie Willis][4]. [1]: https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL28641A/Robert_A._Heinlein [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL59727W/Have_Space_Suit_Will_Travel [3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14858398W/To_Say_Nothing_of_the_Dog_or_how_we_found_the_bishop's_bird_stump_at_last#about/about [4]: https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL20934A/Connie_Willis

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Three Men on the Bummel

by Jerome K. Jerome (1900)

3.25(14)

This direct sequel to 'Three Men in a Boat' offers more of the same charming incompetence and observational humor on a cycling tour.

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The Pickwick Papers

by Charles Dickens (1800)

3.42(44)

Like 'Three Men in a Boat', this features a group of gentlemen on a journey filled with humorous scrapes and misunderstandings.

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A Walk in the Woods

by Bill Bryson (2023)

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This modern non-fiction counterpart captures the spirit of unprepared men in nature, much like 'Three Men in a Boat'.

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The Diary of a Nobody

by George Grossmith and Weedon Grossmith (1889)

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This shares the gentle satire of middle-class life and the self-important narrator found in 'Three Men in a Boat'.

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Right Ho, Jeeves

by P.G. Wodehouse (1934)

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Wodehouse's prose style and comedic timing echo 'Three Men in a Boat' with lighthearted bumbling and witty wordplay.

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