This book gave me a good view into the heady days of Socialism and the Social Gospel in England before and during WWI. How different it is from Jerome's most well known book, Three Men in a boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog! I'm glad I read it. I never would have found it had it not been for Tolstoy,

الرواية ممكن أصنفها سياسية، أحداثها تدور قبيل وخلال الحرب العالمية الأولى، وتعطي لمحة عن أوضاع البلاد الأوربية آنذاك.
كانت البطلة جوان شخصية ذكية، وجميلة، وطموحة، ومخلصة لبلادها. وبحكم محدودية مجالات عمل المرأة ذلك الوقت، تختار أن تصبح صحفية حيث أنها الطريقة الأمثل والمتاحة للمساهمة في إصلاح البلد و

I was completely surprised by this book. It was nothing like I expected from beginning to end. In a good way.
I've just recently discovered Jerome K. Jerome and his humor. And even though I had been warned that this book was different, it still surprised me.
I loved the insightfulness so often missing

Very unlike, this, to his most other works, or at least the more famous or most read ones, where serious thought is of short visits if not fleeting or even elusive, this one makes one wonder after a chapter or two if Jerome K. Jerome challenged himself to compete with the serious authors of the day

Very unlike, this, to his most other works, or at least the more famous or most read ones, where serious thought is of short visits if not fleeting or even elusive, this one makes one wonder after a chapter or two if Jerome K. Jerome challenged himself to compete with the serious authors of the day

Very unlike, this, to his most other works, or at least the more famous or most read ones, where serious thought is of short visits if not fleeting or even elusive, this one makes one wonder after a chapter or two if Jerome K. Jerome challenged himself to compete with the serious authors of the day

Very unlike, this, to his most other works, or at least the more famous or most read ones, where serious thought is of short visits if not fleeting or even elusive, this one makes one wonder after a chapter or two if Jerome K. Jerome challenged himself to compete with the serious authors of the day

Very unlike, this, to his most other works, or at least the more famous or most read ones, where serious thought is of short visits if not fleeting or even elusive, this one makes one wonder after a chapter or two if Jerome K. Jerome challenged himself to compete with the serious authors of the day

I love Jerome K. Jerome when he is funny,
but I simply really like him when he is serious.

And perhaps, I only like him when he is religious.

This book is very much religious. But the critiques of the press and politics and power are very interesting. And his thoughts on womanhood/sexism/patriarchy, d