Narrow Boat is a book about life on the English canals written by L. T. C. Rolt. Originally published in 1944, 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.