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ⓘ About Jerome K. Jerome
Jerome was born in 1859 in Caldmore, Walsall, England and he passed away in 1927 in Northampton. He was born as the fourth child of Marquerite Jones and Jerome Clapp. His father would later rename himself to Jerome Clapp Jerome which lead to Jerome’s unique name. His dad really liked the name Jerome, apparently. His name was originally James Clapp Jerome as well, but he would later change his middle name to Klapka after the the exiled Hungarian general György Klapka. His father was an iron monger and lay preacher, who also did architecture. Jerome had a brother who died at an early age, but he also had two sisters in Paulina and Bladina. Jerome’s family struggled with poverty after his father made some bad investments in the local mining industry.
All Book Series by Jerome K. Jerome
On the Stage--And Off - The Brief Career of a Would-Be-Actor
Book 5 of 8 · published 1891
The Haunted Mill / The Ruined House
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 1891
The Passing of the Third Floor Back and Other Stories
Book 7 of 13 · published 2001
Told After Supper and Other Stories and Poems of Christmas
Book 8 of 13 · published 2006
Three Men in the Dark: Tales of Terror
Latest in the series · book 13 of 13 · published 2017
The Invisible Eye
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 1880 Anthology · Erckmann-Chatrian
The Black Reaper
Book 3 of 8 · published 1998 Anthology · Bernard Capes,Hugh Lamb
Dracula’s Brethren
Book 5 of 8 · published 2017 Anthology · Richard Dalby,Brian J. Frost
Three Men in the Dark
Book 6 of 8 · published 2017 Co-authored · E.F. Benson,Robert Barr,Barry Pain,Hugh Lamb
Ghosts in the House
Book 7 of 8 · published 2018 Anthology · Hugh Lamb,A.C. Benson,R.H. Benson
The Tiled House
Latest in the series · book 8 of 8 · published 2019 Anthology · J. Sheridan Le Fanu
On Corpulence
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2016 Anthology · William Banting
Cycling
Book 2 of 3 · published 2016 Co-authored · Barry Pain,CharlesSpencer,George Herschell
The Noble English Art of Self-Defence
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2016 Anthology · Various
The 5th Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories
Series opener · book 1 of 8 · published 1969
The Seventeenth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories
Book 2 of 8 · published 1981
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Jerome K. Jerome?
Jerome was born in 1859 in Caldmore, Walsall, England and he passed away in 1927 in Northampton. He was born as the fourth child of Marquerite Jones and Jerome Clapp. His father would later rename himself to Jerome Clapp Jerome which lead to Jerome's unique name.
Which Jerome K. Jerome series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Collins Chillers series, the earliest of Jerome K. Jerome's multi-book series: it opens with The Invisible Eye (1880) and runs to 8 books across 1880–2019, ending with The Tiled House (2019). Jerome K. Jerome's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Jerome K. Jerome written?
Jerome K. Jerome has 48 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1880 and 2020. 11 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Collins Chillers series with 8 books — and 37 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Jerome K. Jerome's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Jerome K. Jerome's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Collins Chillers (1880–2019, 8 books) and Found on The Shelves of The London Library (2016, 3 books).
How are Jerome K. Jerome's books organised into series?
This guide splits Jerome K. Jerome's 48 books into 2 named series and 37 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Collins Chillers (8 books, 1880–2019); Found on The Shelves of The London Library (3 books, 2016).