I did not know I was a humorist. I have never been sure about it. In the middle ages, I should probably have gone about preaching and got myself burned or hanged.
Jerome K. Jerome Quotes
Opportunities flit by while we sit regretting the chances we have lost, and the happiness that comes to us heed not, because of the happiness that is gone.
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Birth: | 2nd May, 1859 |
Death: | 14th June, 1927 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Author, Humorist, Novelist |
Jerome Klapka Jerome was born in Caldmore, Walsall, Staffordshire, England. He was an English author, humourist and novelist. He wrote several novels include: Three Men in a Boat, Diary of a Pilgrimage, Three Men on the Bummel, Paul Kelver, and All Roads Lead To Calvary. He wrote other books include: Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (collection of essays), Told After Supper, The Angel and the Author (essays), and My Life and Times (memoir).
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