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The Diary of a Nobody

  • Imprint: Penguin

  • ISBN: 9780241956861

  • Length: 240  Pages

  • Dimensions: 181mm x 15mm x 111mm

  • Weight: 134g

  • RRP: £7.99

The Diary of a Nobody

'I fail to see - because I do not happen to be a "Somebody" - why my diary should be not be interesting'

Mr Pooter is a man of modest ambition, content with his clerkly lot. So why is he always in trouble with disagreeable tradesmen, impudent young clerks and wayward friends? And what is he to do about his son Lupin's distinctly unsuitable choice of bride? However hard he tries, life piles its little mishaps on his head - but he's not about to give up.

  • Imprint: Penguin

  • ISBN: 9780241956861

  • Length: 240  Pages

  • Dimensions: 181mm x 15mm x 111mm

  • Weight: 134g

  • RRP: £7.99

Reviews

  • The funniest book in the world

    Evelyn Waugh

  • The funniest book I know

    William Trevor, Mail on Sunday

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About the Author

George Grossmith

George and Weedon Grossmith were born in London in 1847 and 1852 respectively to a theatrical family who were friends with Henry Irving and Ellen Terry. George became a popular composer and performer of comic songs as well as a successful actor. Weedon trained as a painter at the Slade and the Royal Academy, but soon turned to acting like his brother. The Diary of a Nobody began life as a series of columns the brothers wrote together for Punch which they later expanded into a novel. It was published in 1892, with Weedon's illustrations, to instant acclaim and has remained in print ever since. George died in 1912, followed by his brother in 1919.

George Grossmith

Weedon Grossmith

George and Weedon Grossmith were born in London in 1847 and 1852 respectively to a theatrical family who were friends with Henry Irving and Ellen Terry. George became a popular composer and performer of comic songs as well as a successful actor. Weedon trained as a painter at the Slade and the Royal Academy, but soon turned to acting like his brother. The Diary of a Nobody began life as a series of columns the brothers wrote together for Punch which they later expanded into a novel. It was published in 1892, with Weedon's illustrations, to instant acclaim and has remained in print ever since. George died in 1912, followed by his brother in 1919.

Weedon Grossmith

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