Three Men in a BoatMartyrs to hypochondria and general seediness, J. and his friends George and Harris decide that a jaunt up the Thames would suit them to a T. But when they set off, they can hardly predict the troubles that lie ahead with tow ropes, unreliable weather forecasts and tins of pineapple chunksnot to mention the devastation left in the wake of J.'s small fox terrier, Montmorency. Three Men in a Boat was an instant success when it appeared in 1889, and,