The Passing of the Third Floor Back (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): And Other Stories

By Jerome K Jerome

In the title story—adapted by the author into a successful play—a mysterious, Christ-like stranger visits a run-down boarding home and transforms the lives of its residents. Other selections in this 1904 collection are “The Philosopher’s Joke,” “The Soul of Nicholas Snyders,” “Mrs. Korner Sins Her Mercies,” “The Cost of Kindness,” and “The Love of Ulrich Nebendahl.”

• Language: English
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble
• Release date: May 3, 2011
• ISBN: 9781411453494

Jerome K Jerome

Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927) was an English writer who grew up in a poverty-stricken family. After multiple bad investments and the untimely deaths of both parents, the clan struggled to make ends meet. The young Jerome was forced to drop out of school and work to support himself. During his downtime, he enjoyed the theatre and joined a local repertory troupe. He branched out and began writing essays, satires and many short stories. One of his earliest successes was Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (1886) but his most famous work is Three Men in a Boat (1889).

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