Jerome K. Jerome was born in Walsall, Staffordshire, England on May 2, 1859. He is a well-known English author, who has written such novels as Three Men in a Boat, Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, Novel Notes, and Three Men on the Bummel. He is famous for his art of story-telling, his vivid style and his humour expressed in laugh-provoking situations often based on misunderstanding. With sparkling humour he criticized the weak sides of human nature.

The extract under analysis gives us a story of three friends roaming about Sonning. George suggests going to the river and making an Irish stew out of remains of food they have. While cooking they see their dog with a dead water-rat. Harris wants to put it into the stew. However, it seems to have no sense for George. The story ends with their having supper. The stew seems to be a great success.

The main characters of the story are Harris, George, and the nameless narrator (and their dog ... Читать дальше »