Narrow Boat (book)

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Narrow Boat

First edition
Author	L. T. C. Rolt
Illustrator	Denys Watkins-Pitchford
Publisher	Eyre & Spottiswoode
Publication date	1944
Publication place	United Kingdom
Pages	212
ISBN	978-0752451091

Narrow Boat is a book about life on the English canals written by L. T. C. Rolt. Originally published in 1944 by Eyre & Spottiswoode,^[1] it has continuously been in print since.

It describes a four-month trip that Rolt took with his bride Angela at the outbreak of the Second World War. The book is credited with a revival of interest in the English canals, leading directly to the creation of the Inland Waterways Association, which spearheaded the restoration and leisure use of the canals.