![]() ![]() ![]() He married his wife, Georgina, in 1888, and they spent their honeymoon rowing on the Thames. He then began to publish comedic essays in a magazine called Home Chimes. Jerome finally broke through creatively in 1885, when he published a memoir about his time working for a low-budget theatre troupe. He was not particularly successful at any of these occupations. In his late teens and twenties, he held a variety of jobs including acting, journalism, and teaching school. Two years later, his mother passed away, and Jerome was forced to drop out of grammar school to work menial jobs.ĭespite these difficult circumstances, Jerome developed a passion for literature, politics, and the theatre. Jerome’s financial situation went from bad to worse at age 13, when his father died. Because of this, the family had to leave their house, and Jerome spent his childhood as a poor boy (“Jerome the Man”). ![]() The family enjoyed a middle-class lifestyle for many years, although a series of bad investments forced them into poverty when Jerome was two years old. Jerome’s father was an ironmonger and a non-conformist preacher. Jerome Klapka Jerome was born in the village of Caldmore, near Birmingham in Central England. His most famous and enduring work is Three Men in a Boat. Jerome is a British writer of the Victorian period, best known for his comic novels. ![]()
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