They and I (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

They and I is the story of a city family’s move to the country—the father anticipating a bucolic existence. However, their new neighbors are not quite quaint enough for him, and realities like milking cows in the morning interfere with his concept of a quiet existence. So much for an idyllic life!

Jerome Klapka Jerome (1859-1927) was a British humorist and travel writer. As an actor, journalist, and short story writer, he had little luck for much of his early career. He is best known for the charming and often hilarious Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), an account of a laconic boating expedition, based on a similar trip he and his wife took.