A Personal Explanation by Jerome K. Jerome. Short summary

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The author writes about the doubts that haunted him shortly before writing. He could not decide whether to share his own story with readers.

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The English writer recounts the doubts he previously had about whether to show the public the contents of a story that actually happened to him. Jerome adds that the story he wrote is different from others he has shared with his fans in the past. The author also says that the story has nothing to do with the analogues that appear on Christmas Eve from the mouths of people who have consumed large amounts of alcohol.

The English writer calls his work a report. He states that the story would look completely out of place in a published collection. In the author’s opinion, the story he tells would be more suitable for a history textbook, for example.

Jerome states that he does not like sharing information about himself at all. He believes that other literary figures of his era think the same way.