Three Men in a Boat

1889 novel by Jerome K. Jerome
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Three Men in a Boat

Summary

Three Men in a Boat is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,249 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Three Men in a Boat authored Jerome K. Jerome[3].
  • Three Men in a Boat's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Three Men in a Boat was published by J. W. Arrowsmith[5].
  • Three Men in a Boat's genre is humorous fiction[6].
  • Three Men in a Boat was followed by Three Men on the Bummel[7].
  • Three Men in a Boat's Commons category is recorded as Three Men in a Boat[8].
  • Three Men in a Boat's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Three Men in a Boat's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • 1889 marks the founding of Three Men in a Boat[11].
  • Three Men in a Boat was published on 1889[12].
  • Three Men in a Boat's has edition or translation is recorded as Trzech starszych panów w jednej łódce (oprócz psa)[13].
  • Three Men in a Boat's has edition or translation is recorded as Trzej ludzie w jednej łodzi[14].
  • Three Men in a Boat's has edition or translation is recorded as Trzech panów łódce (nie licząc psa)[15].
  • Three Men in a Boat's has edition or translation is recorded as Q117280172[16].
  • Three Men in a Boat's has edition or translation is recorded as Q117281222[17].
  • Three Men in a Boat's has edition or translation is recorded as Tre män i en båt[18].
  • Three Men in a Boat's has edition or translation is recorded as Three Men in a Boat[19].
  • Three Men in a Boat's narrative location is recorded as Berkshire[20].
  • Three Men in a Boat's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/jerome/3mann1bo/3mann1bo.html[21].
  • Three Men in a Boat's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Three Men in a Boat'}[22].
  • Three Men in a Boat's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'To Say Nothing of the Dog'}[23].
  • Three Men in a Boat's set in period is recorded as Victorian era[24].
  • Three Men in a Boat's derivative work is recorded as Three Men in a Boat[25].
  • Three Men in a Boat's derivative work is recorded as Three Men in a Boat[26].
  • Three Men in a Boat's derivative work is recorded as Three Men in a Boat[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Release type: Prose[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4247a307-ba1e-4d25-9424-027dd05e9054[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Three Men in a Boat authored Jerome K. Jerome[3]. It was published by J. W. Arrowsmith[5].

Publication

Three Men in a Boat was released on 1889[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is humorous fiction[6].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Three Men in a Boat was followed by Three Men on the Bummel[7].

Why It Matters

Three Men in a Boat ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,249 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

It has been cited as an influence by Hergé[32], a cartoonist[33], 1907–1983[34], of Belgium[35], awarded the Officer of the Order of the Crown[36], specialised in comics[37].

FAQs

Who did Three Men in a Boat influence?

Three Men in a Boat has been cited as an influence by Hergé[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation Trzech starszych panów w jednej łódce (oprócz psa), Trzej ludzie w jednej łodzi, Trzech panów łódce (nie licząc psa) +4
    Country of origin
    Copyright status public domain, public domain
    Genre humorous fiction
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:تھری مین ان اے بوٹ]]"
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