Three Men in a Boat · Character
Herr Slossenn Boschen
A German professor and singer whose mournful comic ballad at a riverside inn is ruined by J.'s mistranslation of its tragic ending.
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Also known as Herr Boschen
First appearance: xviii
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Herr Slossenn Boschen is a visiting German who performs a song at an inn along the Thames, expecting his audience to grasp its sorrowful climax. J., who does not understand a word, laughs uproariously at what he assumes…
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