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The Late Book: Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow

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Jerome K. Jerome, author of Three Men in a Boat and co-founder of The Idler magazine, wrote a series of humorous essays in 1888 on the merits of being thoroughly idle. The essays are abridged in five parts by Neville Teller and read by Hugh Laurie. 1: On Being ldle.

Producer Clive Stanhope
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Author:
Jerome K Jerome
Abridged By:
Neville Teller
Read By:
Hugh Laurie.
Producer:
Clive Stanhope
Source: Radio Times

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