Diary of a Pilgrimage by Jerome K. Jerome

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2024.html.images 265 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2024.epub3.images 166 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2024.epub.noimages 168 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2024.kf8.images 308 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2024.kindle.images 289 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2024.txt.utf-8 250 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2024/pg2024-h.zip 163 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka), 1859-1927
Title Diary of a Pilgrimage
Note Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Pilgrimage
Note Reading ease score: 78.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits Transcribed from the 1919 J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd. edition by David Price. Proofed by Andrew Wallace
Summary "Diary of a Pilgrimage" by Jerome K. Jerome is a humorous travel narrative written during the late 19th century. The work captures the author’s journey to Ober-Ammergau, Germany, specifically to see the famed Passion Play, while exploring the whimsical thoughts and observations of the protagonist, who appears to act as a proxy for Jerome himself. The opening of the narrative introduces the protagonist's friend, B., who invites him to attend the play, leading to amusing exchanges about the nature of travel, the necessary preparations, and superstitions regarding the day they choose to embark. The main character is motivated by a desire for adventure and fraught with comedic anxieties about what to bring on the trip. There are humorous discussions about essential items for the journey and the absurdity of the various recommendations he receives, revealing both a satirical view of the civilized traveller’s behavior and a light-hearted exploration of the protagonist’s ambitions to experience life beyond his familiar surroundings. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Germany -- Description and travel
Subject Europe -- Description and travel
Subject Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka), 1859-1927 -- Travel -- Europe
Subject Humorists, English -- 19th century -- Biography
Subject British -- Europe -- History -- 19th century
Subject Oberammergauer Passionsspiel
Category Text
EBook-No. 2024
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jul 7, 2008
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 131 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!
iBiblio