Project Gutenberg 1997-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 196 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.) Reading ease score: 80.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fiction Short stories PR Text Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: British Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 67699 2025-07-01T07:27:43.666051 text/html 43585 2025-02-26T08:53:29 text/html 85990 2025-07-01T07:27:47.247061 application/epub+zip 84769 2025-07-01T07:27:45.214042 application/epub+zip 84768 2025-07-01T07:27:44.216059 application/epub+zip 191323 2025-07-01T07:27:48.756079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184544 2025-07-01T07:27:46.663054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141705 2022-09-01T08:30:46.891010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 56693 2025-07-01T07:27:43.425063 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36927 2025-02-26T08:53:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56609 2008-07-26T19:36:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19077 2025-07-01T07:27:48.871032 application/rdf+xml 13339 2025-07-01T07:27:44.692046 image/jpeg 3756 2025-07-01T07:27:44.452061 image/jpeg 23298 2013-01-15T15:10:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 22220 2008-07-26T19:37:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 84003 2025-07-01T07:27:43.672071 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia