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SAI International School
Class IX- English
Chapter - Packing
Lesson Notes
About the Author
Packing By Jerome K Jerome
(an extract from Three Men in a
Boat)
Jerome Klapka Jerome (2 May
1859 – 14 June 1927) was
an English writer and
humourist, best known for the
comic travelogue Three Men in
a Boat (1889).
Other works include the essay
collections Idle Thoughts of an
Idle Fellow (1886) and Second
Thoughts of an Idle
Fellow; Three Men on the
Bummel, a sequel to ‘Three
Men in a Boat’ and several other novels.
Introduction
‘Packing’ is an extract from the humorous novel written by Jerome K
Jerome based on his experience of journey taken on River Thames. The
chapter tells about the confusion and chaos created by the inefficient
packing abilities of the three characters who actually are friends
preparing for their journey along the course of River Thames for
rejuvenation and relaxation.
Title
“Packing” is an appropriate title for this extract from the novel
„Three men in a Boat‟. It forms one of the chapters of the novel. The
three men are – Jerome, George and Harris. They have to go on a
pleasure boat journey and have to pack for it. All three of them
think they are „perfect masters‟ in the art of packing, but all they
