I've wanted to read Three Men in a Boat ever since I first read Connie Willis' funny time-travel novel, To Say Nothing of the Dog, which is the subtitle of this book. Three Men in a Boat is an episodic journey of three men in flannel and boaters traveling up the Thames River in Victorian England. They sleep in the open air, wander off to town for roast mutton or something, and offer the occasional improving diversion into English history. It's a lightweight read, told in a droll style, and … [Read more...]
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