Jerome K. Jerome was born in Walsall, England on May 2, 1859.
* He was a writer and humorist, best known for his 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.
* Jerome was born into a poor family and struggled to make a living as a young man.
* He worked as a journalist, actor, and teacher before becoming a full-time writer.
* Jerome was a lifelong socialist and pacifist.
* He died in Northampton, England on June 14, 1927.
* His work is still widely read and enjoyed today.