Project Gutenberg 1997-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 81 Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) 1859 1927 Jerome, Jerome Klapka Jerome, J. K. Jerome, J.K. Jerome, Jerome Clapp The Philosopher's Joke Produced by Ron Burkey, Amy Thomte, and David Widger "The Philosopher's Joke" by Jerome K. Jerome is a novel published in the early 20th century, specifically around the late 1900s. The story delves into themes of perception, regret, and the philosophical contemplation of life choices. It presents a thought-provoking narrative that explores the nature of reality and human relationships through a blend of humor and depth. The plot revolves around a group of six friends who experience a collective dream or vision during a ball, where they are mysteriously presented with the opportunity to relive their youth with the knowledge of their future selves. This strange phenomenon forces them to confront their regrets and the choices they made in life. Each character grapples with the impact of their past decisions on their current happiness and relationships, questioning whether knowledge of the future would have changed their decisions. The story reveals the complications of love, the passage of time, and the essence of human experience, ultimately leading the reader to reflect on their own life journeys. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Fiction Short stories PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 67206 67215 2024-09-01T07:33:57.361824 2023-10-01T07:03:24.265248 text/html text/html 62502 2013-01-15T15:09:46 text/html; charset=us-ascii 23298 2013-01-15T15:10:40 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 66459 2024-09-01T07:34:00.555788 application/epub+zip 65494 2024-09-01T07:33:58.571876 application/epub+zip 65493 2024-09-01T07:33:57.811792 application/epub+zip 148265 2024-09-01T07:34:02.111788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141494 2024-09-01T07:34:00.068781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141705 2022-09-01T08:30:46.891010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 56819 56784 2024-09-01T07:33:57.160806 2023-10-01T07:03:24.092257 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 56609 2008-07-26T19:36:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22220 2008-07-26T19:37:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18283 2024-09-01T07:34:02.244772 application/rdf+xml 13368 2024-09-01T07:33:58.151803 image/jpeg 3759 2024-09-01T07:33:57.977789 image/jpeg 66046 2024-09-01T07:33:57.369790 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia