"the first episode of ""Three Men Go to Scotland"" was broadcast at the end of 2010. A stage adaptation earned Jeremy Nicholas a Best Newcomer in a Play nomination at the 1981 Laurence Olivier Awards. The book was adapted by Clive Francis for a 2006 production that toured the UK. A sculpture of a stylised boat was created in 1999 to commemorate ""Three Men in a Boat"" on the Millennium Green in New Southgate, London, where the author lived as a child. In 2012 a mosaic of a dog's head was put onto the same Green to commemorate Montmorency. In"
"Three Men in a Boat Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), published in 1889, is a humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome of a two-week boating holiday on the Thames from Kingston upon Thames to Oxford and back to Kingston. The book was initially intended to be a serious travel guide, with accounts of local history along the route, but the humorous elements took over to the point where the serious and somewhat sentimental passages seem a distraction to the comic novel. One of the most praised things about ""Three Men in a"
"dogs into the water, each with an arm in the ship Captain’s new scarlet waistcoat, to the annoyance of the Captain and the amusement of the crew. Byron had a great love of animals, most notably for a Newfoundland dog named Boatswain. When the animal contracted rabies, Byron nursed him, albeit unsuccessfully, without any thought or fear of becoming bitten and infected. Although deep in debt at the time, Byron commissioned an impressive marble funerary monument for Boatswain at Newstead Abbey, larger than his own, and the only building work which he ever carried out on his estate. In his"
"to get rid of his intrusive girlfriend Julitschka. When she suddenly appears, Harry and Jo are trying to buy a boat to drive away. They also find a dog and call him ""Sputnik"". Also the art salesman Georg Nolte is trying to have holiday but his wife Carlotta and his daughter Grit are not allowing him it. In a bar he's listining to Harrys and Jo's talk about the boat and asks them to join them, he offers himself as a cook. Both agree and the three of them are calling the trip ""Three Men on a boat, not to"
"men. They had in fact taken to one of the ship's motor boats when the ship had broken in two, losing her wireless mast. At 6:00am a Lowestoft trawler called ""Gleam"" had spotted a flare and had picked up the four men from their motor boat. Whilst on a final search of the ""Monte Nevoso"" some of the crew of ""H F Bailey"" heard whimpering from one of the cabins. After forcing the door Henry Blogg found two dogs, one a large St. Bernard the other a small terrier. The terrier, which had been terrified ran away, deep into the"
"host to Griff Rhys Jones, Dara Ó Briain and Rory McGrath, and a dog called Loli, during the filming of ""Three Men in a Boat"" – a film broadcast and commissioned by the BBC as a modern-day reinterpretation of the travelogue by Jerome K Jerome. The restaurant is also listed amongst Britain's 250 Best Restaurants in the Harper's Bazaar 2009 ""Going Out Guide"". The building that houses the restaurant was once a working boathouse and was last used for the ferry in 1967, when the last ferrywoman retired and the service was discontinued. The boathouse retains much of its original"
"decided to sail their canal narrowboat across the English Channel and down to the Mediterranean. Accompanyig them on the voyage was their pet whippet Jim – the narrow dog of the title. Inspired by the success of his first book, the Darlingtons navigated the US Intracoastal Waterway from Norfolk, Virginia to the Gulf of Mexico. Darlington's third book is about the loss of the ""Phyllis May"" in a fire, and two summers spent exploring the northern canals of England in the boat's replacement, ""Phyllis May II"". In 2009 the Darlington's narrow boat, ""Phyllis May"", was destroyed by fire while moored"
"Their first expedition was along the Thames from Kingston upon Thames to Oxford, recreating the original novel. After this, the trio embarked on a trip from London to the Isle of Wight in Jones's yacht where they would race her against her sister yacht. The following year, ""Three Men in More Than One Boat"" saw the three borrowing, stealing, and hitchhiking on numerous vessels to make their way from Plymouth to the Isles of Scilly. For their 2009 adventure, the trio take to the waterways of Ireland, making their way from Dublin to Limerick with Dara's greyhound Snip Nua, and"
"Two and a Half Men in a Boat Two and a Half Men in a Boat is a 1993 travelogue book written by English novelist, screenwriter and playwright Nigel Williams describing his travel on the Thames inspired by Jerome K. Jerome's book Three Men in a Boat. The book has been described as""a whimsical account of a lazy trip up the Thames with friends"" but was written to pay a tax bill of 28,000 pounds. Like Jerome, Williams travels in a skiff with his dog Badger and two friends, BBC executive Alan (Alan Yentob) and professional explorer John Paul, called"
"and wrapped Hays' Pomeranian dog in blankets. They headed to C Deck, where Tucker helped them collect life jackets. The three women and the dog boarded lifeboat no. 7, which was the first boat prepared. The occupants of boat 7 were rescued early on April 15 by the RMS ""Carpathia"". Also on the ""Carpathia"" were two young boys who spoke only French. Margaret spoke French fluently and she was concerned that they would be separated from one another. She volunteered to take the children into her care until their family could be located. The boys played with Hays' dog, ""Bebe"","
"The Loaded Dog ""The Loaded Dog"" is a humorous short story by the Australian writer Henry Lawson. The plot concerns three gold miners and their dog, and the farcical consequences of leaving a bomb cartridge unattended. The story was first published in the collection ""Joe Wilson and His Mates"" in 1901. Three gold miners named Dave Regan, Jim Bently, and Andy Page are sinking a shaft at Stony Creek. The trio own a young retriever dog named Tommy, described as ""an overgrown pup... a big foolish, four-footed mate."" Andy and Dave, fishing enthusiasts, devise a unique method of catching fish"
"distant ship and plunged into the sea, thinking it is ""Arangi"" and hoping to see his beloved Captain Van Horn. The ship was the yacht ""Ariel"" traveling around the world. People on board noticed the dog and saved it. One of the crewmen recognized the dog and announced that it is a dog of Mr. Haggin form Santa Isabel Island. Later, the yacht arrived at Tulagi harbor, where a commissioner who knew Mr. Haggin sent him a message. Mr. Haggin sailed to the island with dog Michael, who was the brother of Jerry. The brothers—Jerry and Michael—met each other just"
"pet dog Rafian, the chauffeur Hanson, Bavarian brothers Boris and Rover, and movie director Davis Christopher (in place of Alfred Hitchcock). The character ""Skinny Norris"" appears as ""Shutki Terry"" and the famous French thief appears as ""Shopa"". The character Victor Simon in the Bangladeshi edition appears in the place of ""Hector Sebastian"". The stories are generally set in Rocky Beach, California, although the investigators travel to exotic places like Africa and Bangladesh on occasions. Nearly 125 books have been published by now. In Denmark, 13 books were published from 1966-70 by ""Hasselbalch"" under the title """"Alfred Hitchcock og De tre"
"since he was a dog, ""Gao Hung"" and his military probably will not think that he could do any harm to them. King ""Baeng Hung"" agreed as he wanted to see what the dog could do. After swimming for 7 days and 7 nights across the Sea, ""Phan Hu"" reached ""Gao Hung’s"" palace. ""Gao Hung"" admired the beautiful talking dog and decided to keep it as his own bodyguard. The dog became ""Gao Hung's"" favourite and one day when ""Gao Hung"" sent his servants and body guards out for the daily chores, ""Phan Hu"" took the opportunity, and bit ""Gao"
"""Three Men in a Boat"". Jerome sat down to write ""Three Men in a Boat"" as soon as the couple returned from their honeymoon. In the novel, his wife was replaced by his longtime friends George Wingrave (George) and Carl Hentschel (Harris). This allowed him to create comic (and non-sentimental) situations which were nonetheless intertwined with the history of the Thames region. The book, published in 1889, became an instant success and has never been out of print. Its popularity was such that the number of registered Thames boats went up fifty percent in the year following its publication, and"
"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Atlantic The Girl on the Boat The Girl on the Boat is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse. It first appeared in 1921 as a serial in the ""Woman's Home Companion"" in the United States under the title ""Three Men and a Maid"". It was first published as a book in the United States on April 26, 1922, by George H. Doran, New York, and as "" The Girl on the Boat"" in the United Kingdom by Herbert Jenkins, London, on June 15, 1922. The maid of the title is red-haired, dog-loving Wilhelmina ""Billie"" Bennett, and the three men are:"
"graphic designer, while working at the BBC. He has described their first meeting by saying ""The day we met, I was semi naked and she was throwing water over me."" The couple have two children, and live between homes in London (previously in Islington, now in a Grade I listed house in London's Fitzrovia in the West End) and Holbrook in Suffolk. Rhys Jones owned ""Undina"", the , fifty year old wooden sailing yacht which was used in ""Three Men in Another Boat""; he spent £500,000 on her restoration and in 2013 stated she was for sale for £195,000, ""probably"
"Rigel (dog) Rigel was a large black Newfoundland dog who was said to have saved some of the survivors of the sinking of the RMS ""Titanic"". One account of the story was published in the ""New York Herald"", April 21, 1912, the other was the book ""Sinking of the Titanic and Great sea disasters"" by Logan Marshall, published 1912. However, although the story has been widely reproduced, there is doubt about whether the dog actually existed. Rigel was said to have been owned by William McMaster Murdoch, the First Officer of the . Murdoch died in the sinking, but Rigel"
"The Girl on the Boat The Girl on the Boat is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse. It first appeared in 1921 as a serial in the ""Woman's Home Companion"" in the United States under the title ""Three Men and a Maid"". It was first published as a book in the United States on April 26, 1922, by George H. Doran, New York, and as "" The Girl on the Boat"" in the United Kingdom by Herbert Jenkins, London, on June 15, 1922. The maid of the title is red-haired, dog-loving Wilhelmina ""Billie"" Bennett, and the three men are: The"
"the 18th century. The picture entitled ""A Distinguished Member of the Humane Society"" depicts a dog that was well known in London at that time. The dog depicted by Sir Edwin Landseer 1838, was a Newfoundland called ""Bob"", who was found in a shipwreck off the coast of England. The dog found his way to the London waterfront, where he became known for saving people from drowning, a total of twenty-three times over the course of fourteen years. For this, he was made a distinguished member of the Royal Humane Society, granting him a medal and access to food. The"
"he traveled and which wrecked in the Solomon Islands. Captain Kellar of ""Eugenie"" ship rescued Jack London after the shipwreck but later died by the hands of the cannibals. London mentions a letter that he received from C. M. Woodford, the Resident Commissioner of the British Solomons. In this letter, Woodford wrote about a punitive expedition on the neighboring island. The second aim of the operation was searching for the remains of Jack London's friends. During the voyage on ""Minota"", Jack London and his wife found a dog aboard the ship, an Irish terrier named Peggy. The couple attached to"
"Nick, hearing cries out on the water, discover and rescue a shipwrecked fisherman named Bert. Bert informs them that he wrecked offshore Dog Island, the home of lumber baroness Ida Parsons, who has used her family fortune to hole herself up on the island for the past thirty-five years; only making two annual voyages onto the mainland for necessary supplies, and never speaking to anyone during these trips. Recovering from the onset of hypothermia, Bert tells the quintet a campfire story about the savagery of the wild dogs which roam Ida's island, acting as her sentries. Wrecking their boat after"
"dog named Kodiak, and jumped ship ashore. Tiddles was the ship's cat on a number of Royal Navy aircraft carriers. He was born aboard , and later joined . He was often seen at his favourite station, on the aft capstan, where he would play with the bell-rope. He eventually travelled over during his time in service. Trim was the ship's cat on a number of the ships under the command of Matthew Flinders during voyages to circumnavigate and map the coastline of Australia during 1801–1803. He became a favourite of the crew and was the first cat to circumnavigate"
"end of ""Titanic's"" A-Deck. He brought along his champion French bulldog, named Gamin de Pycombe, which he had recently purchased for £150 (the equivalent of $17,000 in 2017). Later that evening when the ship stopped in Cherbourg, Daniel sent a brief three word telegram to his mother in Richmond to let her know he was ""on board ""Titanic""."" His dog was lost in the sinking. Daniel survived the tragedy, though the exact manner of his escape from ""Titanic"" remains a mystery and there is confusion over what lifeboat Daniel was rescued in. Press reports varied. At least one account claimed"
"HBO detective comedy series ""Bored to Death"" in October 2010. The only French Bulldog aboard the ""Titanic"" went down with the ship on 15 April 1912. First class passenger, Robert Williams Daniel, a 27-year-old banker, had purchased the dog, named Gamin de Pycombe, for £150 (the equivalent of $17,000 in today's prices). A surviving passenger was later quoted as having seen a French Bulldog swimming in the ocean after the ship sank. French Bulldog The French Bulldog is a small breed of domestic dog. They were the result in the 1800s of a cross between bulldog ancestors imported from England"
"brief episode in which respective letters of introduction are exchanged between Mason and Dixon. Episode 3 In the naval town of Portsmouth, England in 1761, Mason & Dixon meet for the first time. After brief discussions of their respective background, the two retire to an ale house for libations before their departure on the frigate Seahorse to observe the Transit of Venus from Sumatra as ordered by the Royal Society. Over the course of the evening they encounter for the first time the Learned English Dog and Fender-Belly Bodine, a soon-to-be-shipmate on board the Seahorse. Talk is made over the"
"and republished in 2003 by Walker Books Ltd. In an ancient Northern European village near the Arctic, a fisherman named Bruno betrays his fellow villagers to a band of marauders, led by a man called the ""Mad Dog."" Everyone else in the village dies as a result. Guilt-ridden, Bruno tries to drown himself. But the ghosts of the dead villagers appear and stop him. They curse Bruno with eternal life, dooming him to sail his ship the ""Arctic Tern"" forevermore, unless he achieves three tasks: save a friend’s life, rescue a man from betrayal, and give a great treasure away"
"distress signal, the German admiralty took days to realise the ship had been lost. The eventual sole survivor of the crew of 108 and the 257 prisoners-of-war on board, Fritz Kürt, was in ""Doggerbank""'s jolly boat, together with the ship's captain, Schneidewind, a small number of other men and the ship's dog. The boat headed for the South American coast, approximately three weeks away. Through suicide and accidents, the small crew was eventually reduced to two, Kürt and an old sailor by the name of Boywitt, the captain having shot himself and the ship's dog having drowned. Desperate for water"
"in first-person narrative, the book portrays Grogan and his family's life during the thirteen years that they lived with their dog Marley, and the relationships and lessons from this period. Marley, a yellow Labrador Retriever, is described as a high-strung, boisterous, and somewhat uncontrolled dog. He is strong, powerful, endlessly hungry, eager to be active, and often destructive of their property (but completely without malice). Marley routinely fails to ""get the idea"" of what humans expect of him; at one point, mental illness is suggested as a plausible explanation for his behavior. His acts and behaviors are forgiven, however, since"
"Unsinkable Sam Unsinkable Sam (also known as Oskar or Oscar) is the nickname of a real or fictitious cat, reportedly in service as a ship's cat during World War II both in the Kriegsmarine and the Royal Navy, surviving the sinking of three ships in total. The cat's original name is unknown. The name ""Oscar"" was given by the crew of the British destroyer HMS ""Cossack"" that rescued him from the sea following the sinking of the German battleship ""Bismarck"". ""Oscar"" was derived from the International Code of Signals for the letter 'O', which is code for ""Man Overboard"" (the"
"initially clung together to floating debris while being pounded in the dark by the atrocious conditions. Present were Captain Bell, Chief Officer Stringer and crewmen Fitzsimmons, Barhen, Cunningham, Norris, Stevenson, Lucy, Nagle and Thomsen. Four crew remained unaccounted for and are believed to have gone down with the vessel, being crewmen Carroll, Belvoir, Riddell and Lightburn. The ship's dog Brownie also effected escape. Upon hearing from Captain Bell that no mayday signal had been sent, all the men present knew that no search for them was imminent, and that in the prevailing conditions their very survival was in jeopardy. The"
"now in the public domain. The Bull Dog Breed ""The Bulldog Breed"" is a Sailor Steve Costigan short story by Robert E. Howard. It was originally published in the February 1930 issue of ""Fight Stories"". A Sailor Steve Costigan story. Steve Costigan is not too popular with the Old Man of the Sea Boy, so he goes ashore and takes his also in trouble bulldog Mike with him. When a Frenchman sinks a boot into Mike, well, a man who doesn’t stick up for his dog is the lowest of the low. Steve and Francois have to settle this in"
"also raised at the mouth of the lake to trap the German U-boats in the lake so the artillery can destroy them. One night, when the men are invited into the house for dinner with Anne, Crusoe breaks free, and roams the house, running into Sergeant Strunk's bulldog ""Churchill"" which chases him into the dining room and ruins the dinner. With Crusoe unnoticed, Churchill is blamed for the mess including Angus. Meanwhile, Crusoe spends the night in a fountain feeding on the fish, where the next day, Lewis finds he has grown so big that he and Angus have no"