The mother of all men's outings. With his depiction of a camping holiday taken by three friends, George, Harris, and J., along with their dog Montmorency, Jerome K. Jerome created one of the most famous classics of British humor in 1889. Gisbert Haefs proves in his lively new translation that their charming, albeit pointless, struggle against the challenges of the great outdoors is just as funny today as ever. A boat trip on the Thames! In the time of Queen Victoria, this was the epitome of holiday bliss. Our three friends also row upstream in search of nature and relaxation for twelve days: from Kingston to Maidenhead, Marlow, Dorchester, Reading, and Oxford—encountering one mishap after another. Nothing can shake the friends; they endure all misfortunes, dryly narrated by J., with style and wit. The gentlemen console themselves with the r.