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Three Men in a Boat
1.
Three Men in a Boat(To Say Nothing of the Dog)
2.
“Three Men in a Boat”The story so far
Three friends: J., who is also the narrator of the
book, George and Harris (to say nothing of the
dog, Montmorency), decided to go on a boating
trip down the river Thames to improve their
health and to relax.
On their journey, they tell stories, comment on
various landmarks and go through many comical
trials and tribulations.
As of Chapter X, they’re approaching Magna
Charta Island.
3.
“Three Men in a Boat”What’s new?
Although the trio intended to spend their night
on Magna Charta Island, they decided to stop
earlier.
Before they could sleep, they must first pitch a
canvas over the boat to use as cover, but
everything goes haywire, as Harris and George
got completely entangled and rolled up.
After this they cook dinner and smoke, which
raises their spirits tremendously.
As they go to sleep, George tells everyone a story about a funny occasion his
father had at an inn when he was young. J. can’t sleep and has weird dreams.
4.
“Three Men in a Boat”What’s new?
J. And George wake up early and can’t go back to
sleep.
George tells the story of how he once woke up in
the middle of the night and thought it was time
to go to work.
The three friends had previously agreed to go for
a morning swim; however, the weather is cold.
J. accidentally falls into the water, and tries to
lure others to jump, unsuccessfully.
Harris tries to make scrambled eggs, but burns
them.
5.
“Three Men in a Boat”What’s new?
The trio arrives at Magna Charta Island, and J.
starts daydreaming about how the signing of
Magna Charta must have taken place.
They also pass Picnic Point, where Henry VIII is
said to have courted Anne Boleyn.
They reminisce about their first boating trip.
They tried to find an inn in Datchet for a night,
but they couldn’t find any with unoccupied beds.
They were then invited by a boy and his family.
The three friends are disappointed they didn’t bring any mustard for meat,
so they decide to eat some canned pineapple. Alas, they can’t open the tin,
get frustrated and throw it out into the river.
6.
“Three Men in a Boat”What’s new?
They pass by Bisham Abbey, where many
historical figures are buried.
The trio buys food in Marlow, and they have
multiple errand boys carrying their purchases,
making it resemble an important procession.
J. complains about steam launches, as they take
up too much space and are too noisy.
The friends run out of water at Hambledon lock,
the lock-keeper tells them to drink river water.
The three disagree and get some from a nearby
cottage instead, fearing “germs of poison”
7.
“Three Men in a Boat”What’s new?
They three friends decide to make Irish stew,
begin peeling the potatoes but over-peel them,
leaving little of the potatoes. They cook the stew
with unpeeled potatoes and it turns out fine.
Montmorency attacks a boiling kettle, burns
himself and becomes resentful of it.
George plays the banjo, however,
Montmorency appreciates the music.
only
8.
“Three Men in a Boat”What’s new?
J. and George go to a nearby village for drinks,
while Harris stays behind. Upon returning, they
realize they forgot where the boat is.
It starts to rain, they call out for Harris, but he
doesn’t respond. They follow Montmorency’s
barks, and find Harris, extremely exhausted.
Harris told them about multiple aggressive swans
that he had to fend off.
Harris recounted a different number of swans
each time, and the next day he forgot about it
completely.
9.
“Three Men in a Boat”What’s new?
The three friends argue about who will tow the
boat and when.
J. talks about boating and rowing. He talks about
different ways one can row, and the mistakes
amateurs can make.
He recounts one occasion when he and a friend
of his went out punting. His friend, who was too
full of himself, accidentally stepped off the punt
and was left clinging to the punting pole.
Meanwhile, J. was left alone in the boat, going
helplessly downstream.
10.
“Three Men in a Boat”What’s new?
J. recounts the time he mocked a stranger for his
bad punting skills, having mistaken him for
someone he knew.
Harris was once almost drowned by a stranger,
who mistook him for a friend.
J. remembers one last boating experience he had
with his friend Hector. First they had trouble
setting up sails, then they broke the sculls, and
had to wait until a fisherman came rowing by and
helped them tow the boat to the boatyard.
11.
“Three Men in a Boat”What’s new?
The three friends pass by the town of Reading.
J. tells some historical facts about the town: it
was the place where the Parliament and court
went during the plague.
At Reading lock they encountered a friend of J.’s
who had a steam launch. He towed their boat up
to within about a mile of Streatley.
Then they found a dead body of a woman in the
water. They told about it to people on the shore,
and they relayed it to the coroner.
The woman drowned herself after she had a kid
out of wedlock, and her family abandoned her.
12.
“Three Men in a Boat”What’s new?
The trio stays in Streatley where they have their
clothes washed after they tried doing it by
themselves in the Thames, which made the
clothes even dirtier.
J. then talks about fishing, and advises not to fish
in the Thames. He then says that fishing is all
about lying about your catch.
He recounts a story about an old man who told
about a big fish he caught, stored in a glass case
hanging on the wall. George accidentally made it
fall on the floor, and then they learned that the
fish was made of plaster as it broke to pieces.
13.
“Three Men in a Boat”What’s new?
J. remembers an occasion he and George were a
part of. They once ruined a photograph of a
steam launch, they fell over and their feet took
up most of the space in the photo.
J. talks about the towns of Wallingford,
Dorchester, Clifton and Abingdon. All of them are
extremely old, the former two were built in
Roman times, and have some Roman ruins.
Clifton has a nice park, and Abingdon has a
church where one can find a record about a man
who fathered 197 children.
J. also warns the readers about a challenging part of the river near Oxford.
14.
“Three Men in a Boat”What’s new?
They arrive to Oxford and spend two days there.
J. remembers how he once hired a boat that
looked like a poorly excavated Roman relic.
J. advises not to hire boats in Oxford.
As the trio is making a return trip, the weather
changes for the worse. They decide to go on,
playing cards and singing songs, however the
choice of music makes them more depressed.
As they approach Pangbourne, they decide not
to continue, and spend the rest of their trip at
the local inn, telling stories, eating and drinking.
15.
“Three Men in a Boat”Final Thoughts
This novel is great.
The humour still holds up, even though the book
is now over a hundred years old.
It also elicits great historical interest, at least to
me personally. I find it interesting to read about
all the little things of any bygone period, the
everyday lives people led back in the day.
For example, I was surprised to learn that canned
pineapples existed in Victorian Britain.
It was also interesting to see that the industrial
revolution had its effects on nature back then
already, and the people weren’t too happy about
it, too.