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.
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I attribute the quarrelsome nature of the Middle Ages young men entirely to the want of the soothing weed.
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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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