Oxford
University city on the Thames in Oxfordshire. In Three Men in a Boat it is the upstream end of the trip, where the friends spend two days and turn back for home.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Men in a Boat | Jerome K. Jerome | turning point | Two pleasant days and many dogfights for Montmorency; the party hires a new boat and turns downstream. |
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Three Men in a Boat — Jerome K. Jerome (1889)
Source: Exploration of Three Men in a Boat · Three Men in a Boat · Original · Readwise highlight
We spent two very pleasant days at Oxford. There are plenty of dogs in the town of Oxford.
- Role: turning point
- In the book: The friends spend two days in Oxford, where Montmorency enjoys eleven fights the first day and fourteen the second. They then hire a new boat for the return and start back downstream into steady rain.
- Why it matters: Oxford is where the journey turns; after it the rain sets in and the trip unravels into the flight from Pangbourne.