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My Life and Times
- Author
- Jerome K. Jerome
- Narrator
- Malk Williams
- Publisher
- SNR Audio
- Publish Date
- 4 June 2026
- Run Time
- 9 hours 35 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
'How dull, how impossible life would be without dreams – waking dreams, I mean – the dreams that we call "castles in the air," built by the kindly hands of Hope.'
A fascinating snapshot into the life and mind of distinguished humourist and writer, Jerome K. Jerome.
Published a year before Jerome's death in 1927,
My Life and Times is his captivating memoir, recounting everything from his childhood to his professional career. With his trademark wit and perceptive eye, Jerome details his humble upbringing in the West Midlands, his struggles against poverty, and his time working as an ambulance driver in World War I. He candidly discusses his obscurity within the literary world until the success of the renowned
Three Men in a Boat, as well as his theatrical career, offering witty observation and social commentary along the way. Written with warmth and unwavering humour throughout,
My Life and Times reveals the life of a man who navigated misfortune, unprecedented change and success with the same spirit which permeated his literary works: at once facetious, intelligent and cheerful.
Jerome K. Jerome (1859 – 1927) was an English author and actor. Renowned for his comic works, he is best known for the hilarious travelogue,
Three Men in a Boat. A prolific writer and admirer of the theatre, he penned several novels, essays and plays throughout his life.
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Details
- Author
- Jerome K. Jerome
- Narrator
- Malk Williams
- Duration
- 9 hours 35 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 June 2026
- ISBN
- 9781836771777
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- SNR Audio
- Genre
- Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Memoirs
Synopsis
'How dull, how impossible life would be without dreams – waking dreams, I mean – the dreams that we call "castles in the air," built by the kindly hands of Hope.' A fascinating snapshot into the life and mind of distinguished humourist and writer, Jerome K. Jerome. Published a year before Jerome's death in 1927, My Life and Times is his captivating memoir, recounting everything from his childhood to his professional career. With his trademark wit and perceptive eye, Jerome details his humble upbringing in the West Midlands, his struggles against poverty, and his time working as an ambulance driver in World War I. He candidly discusses his obscurity within the literary world until the success of the renowned Three Men in a Boat, as well as his theatrical career, offering witty observation and social commentary along the way. Written with warmth and unwavering humour throughout, My Life and Times reveals the life of a man who navigated misfortune, unprecedented change and success with the same spirit which permeated his literary works: at once facetious, intelligent and cheerful. Jerome K. Jerome (1859 – 1927) was an English author and actor. Renowned for his comic works, he is best known for the hilarious travelogue, Three Men in a Boat. A prolific writer and admirer of the theatre, he penned several novels, essays and plays throughout his life.
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