Diary of a Pilgrimage
1891
Diary of a Pilgrimage is a humorous travel narrative by Jerome K. Jerome, first published in 1891. The book recounts the author's journey to Oberammergau, Germany, to witness the renowned Passion Play, blending travelogue with social commentary. Through witty exchanges and comedic observations, Jerome explores the absurdities of travel preparations and the anxieties of adventure, offering a satirical view of 19th-century British travelers. This work showcases Jerome's literary range beyond his more famous piece, Three Men in a Boat.
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“I often arrive at quite sensible ideas and judgements, on the spur of the moment. It is when I stop to think that I become foolish.””
— Jerome K. Jerome
“We travelled from Oberau with a tourist agent, and he told us all his troubles. It seems that a tourist agent is an ordinary human man, and has feelings just like we have. This had never occurred to me before. I told him so.””
— Jerome K. Jerome
“One man in uniform always supports another man in uniform, no matter what the row is about, or who may be in the right”
— Jerome K. Jerome
“To me Society says: “You sit at your desk and write, that is all I want you to do. You are not good for much, but you can spin out yards of what you and your friends, I suppose, call literature; and some people seem to enjoy reading it. Very well: you sit there and write this literature, or whatever it is, and keep your mind fixed on that. I will see to everything else for you. I will provide you with writing materials, and books of wit and humour, and paste and scissors, and everything else that may be necessary to you in your trade; and I will feed you and clothe you and lodge you, and I will take you about to places that you wish to go to; and I will see that you have plenty of tobacco and all other things practicable that you may desire”
— Jerome K. Jerome
“What a wonderful piece of Socialism modern civilisation has become!”
— Jerome K. Jerome
“Când ne ascundem fața-n palme și blestemăm clipa în care ne-am născut, ei nu vin bățoși spre noi să ne spună că ne-am făcut-o cu mâna noastră. Nici măcar nu se gândesc la vreun avertisment. Pur și simplu vin încetișor și-și lipesc capul de noi. Pisica ți se-așează pe umăr, îți ciufulește părul și-ți spune clar de parcă ar vorbi:- Vai, săracu' de tine, mi se rupe inima!Câinele te privește cu ochi mari și sinceri care-ți spun parcă:- Tu m-ai înțeles întotdeauna, știi bine! O s-o pornim în viață împreună și-o să fim mereu alături, nu-i așa?Câinele ăsta e tare imprudent. Niciodată nu-și pune în gând să afle dacă ai dreptate sau nu. Niciodată nu se sinchisește dacă urci sau cobori pe scara vieții. Niciodată nu se întreabă dacă ești bogat sau sărac, prost sau deștept, păcătos sau sfânt. Ești prietenul lui și ce vrei mai mult?! Lui i-ajunge atât. Vină ce-o veni, noroc sau nenorocire, nume bun sau rău, onoare sau rușine, el o să fie mereu lângă tine, să te mângâie, să te apere, să-și dea viața pentru tine, dacă e nevoie. Nătărăul ăsta de câine fără minte și suflet e-n stare de-așa ceva!””
— Jerome K. Jerome
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