Today, May 2, marks the anniversary of the birth of Jerome K. Jerome (May 2, 1859–1927), the English author best known for his hilarious travelogue “Three Men in a Boat”. A few years before that classic, in 1886 he published “Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow”, a collection of 14 witty, self-contained essays that helped […]

The Art of Idleness: Celebrating Jerome K. Jerome’s Birthday