summary of novel three men in a boat class 9 chap 11 to 19

1. Three men in a boatThree men in a boat
JEROME
George
Harris
Monterancy

2. Chapter - 11
 The chapter begins with
George telling J. a story
about how he forgot to wind
his watch before bed and
ended up waking up at 3 in
the morning.
 This aroused the suspicion of
the police constables who
found him walking around
London in the wee hours of
the morning.

3.  J., George and Harris went for a morning swim and
later Harris, who had no idea how to make srambled
eggs, tried his hand at it and failed miserably.
 They later arrive at Magna Carta island and J. mused
about being a peasant at the time when King John
signed the Magna Carta.

4. Chapter - 12
 In Chapter 12, the men
passed through Picnic Point
where King Henry was
known to have courted Anne
Boleyn.
 J. spoke about the
predicament of the locals
who must have had a hard
time giving privacy to the
couple.
 He later added that it is
indeed awkward walking in
on couples who were
“spooning”.

5.  They passed through the place where Earl Godwin
was known to have choked after being accused of
Edward the confessor’s brother’s murder.
 They finally came across a boy who offered them a
place to stay in and they were grateful for it.
 After having forgotten the mustard at home, the
trio settled for a can for pineapple to eat with lunch.
 They soon gave up after unsuccessfully trying to
open the can.
 They passed by three old men fishing who cursed
them because Harris’ poor steering disturbs the
water.
 The friends decided to stay at an inn in Marlow that
night.

6. Chapter - 13
 In this chapter, the trio passed
through Marlow, Bisham Alley
and Medemenham where they
came across an abbey where
an order of prodigious monks
once lived.
 During lunch, Montmorency got
intimidated by a cat and its
menacing stare.
 They stocked up on food in
Marlow but they found it
difficult to leave due to the
large number of steam-
launches in the water.

7.  Faced with a water shortage, the trio pondered
about drinking the river water.
 They eventually ended up drinking some water
from a nearby cottage which they thought was from
the river as well. The day ended comically with
Harris falling off the edge of a gulch and J and
George thinking he was dead.

8. Chapter - 14
 In this chapter, the men make
Irish strew but they ended up
over-peeling the potatoes.
 Montmorency caught a water
rat which he thought could be
added to the stew but the men
declined.
 The stew turned out to be
delicious.
 Startled by the tea-kettle,
Montmorency attacked it.
 George’s dismal banjo playing
was accompanied by
Montmorency’s howling.

9.  This prompted the others to request him to never
play again.
 It was mentioned that George was forced to have
sold his banjo due to complaints from his landlady
and the passersby.
 After a night out, George and J. forgot where the
boat was docked.
 Eventually they followed Montmorency’s barks and
found the boat.
 Harris narrated an incident where he single-
handedly fought of a swarm of aggressive swans
whose nest they disturbed.

10.  THANKS
 Renuka Bisht (KRIS)