Biography
Jerome Kull Jerome - British playwright and writer, whose popularity in Russia turned out to be almost higher than in his native Britain. The author of the famous work "Three in the boat, not counting the dog" lived a rich life, and his career was full of experiments.
Jerome K. Jerome was born in a large family on May 2, 1859 in the county of Staffordshire, in Walsol. Father of the family was an emigrated Hungarian General, who changed the name on Jerome Clap Jerome. He worked as a preacher without a san, earned the sale of hardware, construction and coal mining.
Believing in good luck, Jerome Sr. has invested savings in mining production than brought his wife and 4 children to a distinguished financial situation. The family moved to London on earnings and settled in the poor district, East End. Children were defined to school.
Jerome-younger was not interested in classes and did not drive friendship with peers. His main passion was the book. In his free time, the boy adored for a walk around the city, the benefit, the seasonal travel for transport allowed to explore different streets. An inquisitive teenager was noticed by the little things that he saw around himself at the outskirts of London, watched various people and situations, raging his piggy bank of the future writer.
Jerome-senior died suddenly in 1871, so the son had to leave their studies to earn. The first position on the career path was the position of the clerk in the railway company. At the age of 14, Jerome began to contribute to the family budget, and in 1875 his mother died. Together with Paulina's sisters, Blandina and brother Milton, the boy was forced to take care of himself. Subsequent years he was looking for his destination, combining creativity with the need to earn bread.
Since 1977, Jerome since 1977. K. Jerome was an actor of various troupe and toured for 3 years throughout England. He performed under the pseudonym Harold Cricton. Beginner artist did not decrease the recognition and retired from the scene. Jerome managed to be a teacher, Assistant Strana, a packer, a reporter.
As a journalist, the young man wrote an essay, but did not receive proposals for publication. Novel "on stage and behind the scene", written in 1885, brought long-awaited success. The writer talked about his own dramatic experience and interested in this public.
Books
The success of the first published essay was covered by the author. A year later, he wrote the essay "idle thoughts", which was highly appreciated by the public. Jerome K. Jerome decided to devote himself to literary activities. In 1889, the light saw the main work of the writer - "Three in the boat, not counting the dogs."
The writer did not plan to make the humor the main leitmotif of the book. Prototypes of the main characters served the origin of the author George Wingrove and Karl Hansel. The novel became a narrative of the comic situations in which the buddies were hit by the boat on the Thames.
After the publication, the book quickly became the favorite work of the British. The number of boats by Thames, during this period seriously increased, which attracted new tourists to the river. For 20 years, more than 1 million copies of the book were sold. She brought a writer a pleasant income that contributed to the beginning of serious creative activity. Jerome Kull Jerome wrote a few novel and essay, but they were not so successful as the first works.
In 1892, together with his friends, he published the magazine "Lazy", launched popular in the whole of the UK. On his pages published the works of Robert Stevenson, the brand of twee and other famous authors. A satirical edition for gentlemen offered to the public poems, stories, travel notes, interviews and reviews.
In 1893, Jerome founded the publication "today", but neither the first nor the second magazines turned out to be a profitable investment option, and both were closed. In addition, all the time went to work with other people's works, and I did not have time to write Jerome. The editorial finale was marked by the release of the collection of stories "Sketches of Lilav, Blue and Green".
A trip to Germany in 1898 inspired the writer on the creation of the "Three Four Wheel" novel, conceived as a continuation of the sensational story about merry buddies. Description of the exercise of the Heroes did not cause such an excitement as the first opus, but after the publication, held in 1900, turned out to be in demand from readers.
After traveling to Russia in 1899, the author wrote an essay "People of the Future", published in 1906. In 1902, a novel "School years of the Chelver fields" was published. Researchers of the writer's creativity consider his autobiography of Jerome K. Jerome.
On the account of the writer, prose and poetic works. A separate place in his career was occupied by plays. Barbara, written in 1885, began to warmly on America and the UK theatrical layouts. "Miss Gobbs" was successfully successful. The work of "tenants from the third floor" was often argued to the production, although it did not reduce the approval of critics. The writer liked the work of playwright, and he willingly worked for the theater.
Collections of stories "Stories, told after dinner" and "Maritime City and other ghosts" combined a mystical beginning, horror and fantasy, presenting Jerome K. Jerome on the other hand. After the war, the novel "Antoni John" and the memoirs of the writer "My life and the epoch", who commented by his biography.
Personal life
On June 21, 1888, Jerome became the legal spouse of Georgina Maryss for Nicknamed Etty. The writer was not a fan of the institute of the family, but sudden love changed his worldview, contrary to the fact that the beloved was previously married and brought up a 5-year-old daughter. Exactly 9 days after its divorce, a marriage with a writer, who oversalled the stepdaughter was held. Honeymoon spent on Thames, inspired Jerome to create the main novel of his life.
Together with his family, he settled in Chelsea, the presentable area of London. In the office with an inspirational species, he created the legendary book, which repeatedly filmed films. In 1898, the general daughter of spouses appeared on the world, Roven. The personal life of the writer has been successful.
Patriot of his country, in 1914, Jerome became a volunteer and recovered on the front to defend the honor of Great Britain in the First World War. In 55, he sent wounded from the battle lines on a sanitary car. The impressions received during the battles played a significant role in the worldview of the writer, and the death of Padshechitsa in 1921 turned out to be a blow to Jerome.
Death
The last years of the life of Jerome K. Jerome lived on the farm "Nursing Corner" in the county of Buckinghamshire. In the summer of 1927, he died in Northhepton Hospital. The cause of death was the suffered stroke. The writer was buried in the Church of St. Mary in Evilima next to the grave of the Sisters of Blandins.
There was the last shelter his wife and stepdaughter. Etty survived the spouse for 11 years. Roven's daughter tried to build an acting career. She did not marry and failed to become a sought-after artist. Woman died in 1966.
In Walsol is a house-museum dedicated to the personal life and work of Jerome Clapki Jerome. Tourists come here to learn more about the writer more.
Quotes
"Poverty is not a vice. Whether it would be vice, she would not be ashamed. "" The roads of life are crowded, and if we released someone's hand, we will soon push off far away. "" Most of us are similar to that rooster In order to listen to how he sings. "" For the experience, as they say, how much will pay - do not overpaid. "Bibliography
- 1886 - "On the Seine and behind the scenes"
- 1889 - "Celebrating thoughts of lazy"
- 1889 - "Three in the boat, not counting the dogs"
- 1889 - "Diary of one pilgrimage"
- 1891 - "Pirushku with ghosts"
- 1893 - "How we wrote a novel"
- 1897 - "Sketches of Lilav, Blue and Green"
- 1898 - "Three on four wheels"
- 1907 - "Lilts from the Third Floor"
- 1909 - "They and I"
- 1923 - "Anthony John"