Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
- Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
"Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow", published in 1886, is a collection of humorous essays by Jerome K. Jerome. It was the author’s second published book and it helped establish him as a leading English humorist. While widely considered one of Jerome’s better works, and in spite of using the same style as "Three Men in a Boat", it was never as popular as the latter. The book was out of print for many years, but a paperback edition became available in 2002. A second "Idle Thoughts" book, "The Second Thoughts of An Idle Fellow", was published in 1898.
Content
The book consists of 14 independent articles arranged by themes:
# ON BEING IDLE.
# ON BEING IN LOVE.
# ON BEING IN THE BLUES.
# ON BEING HARD UP.
# ON VANITY AND VANITIES.
# ON GETTING ON IN THE WORLD.
# ON THE WEATHER.
# ON CATS AND DOGS.
# ON BEING SHY.
# ON BABIES.
# ON EATING AND DRINKING.
# ON FURNISHED APARTMENTS.
# ON DRESS AND DEPORTMENT.
# ON MEMORY.
Book excerpts
Influence on other literary works
"Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl", a book by the pseudonymous "Jenny Wren", was published in 1891. The actual author is still anonymous. The book has the same form as "Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow", but is from the point of view of a woman. [ [http://logiston.com/oddends/2005/08/lazy-thoughts-of-a-lazy-girl Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl — Odd Ends ] ] [Gutenberg|no=16507|name=Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl]
The foundation of bi-yearly British magazine "The Idler" was influenced by the title and the ideas expressed in "Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow".
Trivia
* Jerome dedicated the book to his friend and companion in idleness: his pipe.
References
External links
* [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/849 Project Gutenberg: Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow]
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