Transcribed from the 1919 J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd. edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org. Proofed by Andrew Wallace, email andy@linxit.demon.co.uk. DIARY OF A PILGRIMAGE BY JEROME K. JEROME AUTHOR OF "THE IDLE THOUGHTS OF AN IDLE FELLOW," "STAGELAND" "THREE MEN IN A BOAT," ETC. Illustrations by G. G. FRASER BRISTOL J. W. ARROWSMITH LTD., QUAY STREET LONDON SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO. LIMITED _First Edition_, _April_, 1891. _Reprinted_, _June_, 1891. _Reprinted_, _December_, 1891. _Reprinted_, _February_, 1892. _Reprinted_, _February_, 1895. _Reprinted_, _September_, 1896. _Reprinted_, _December_, 1897. _Reprinted_, _January_, 1899. _Reprinted_, _September_, 1900. _Reprinted_, _October_, 1902. _Reprinted_, _October_, 1903. _Reprinted_, _January_, 1904. _Reprinted_, _October_, 1905. _Reprinted_, _March_, 1907. _Reprinted_, _February_, 1909. _Reprinted_, _February_, 1910. _Reprinted_, _November_, 1911. _Reprinted_, _February_, 1914. _Reprinted_, _December_, 1916. _Second Edition_, _December_, 1919. PREFACE Said a friend of mine to me some months ago: "Well now, why don't you write a _sensible_ book? I should like to see you make people think." "Do you believe it can be done, then?" I asked. "Well, try," he replied.