The Diary of a Nobody
Mar 2023 · Open Road Media
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This "jewel at the heart of English comic literature" chronicles the daily fortunes and misfortunes of a middle-age, middle-class clerk (William Trevor, The Mail on Sunday).
Since its original publication in 1892, The Diary of a Nobody has become a much-loved classic. It is a fictional man's dissection of the everyday drama of his life as an office worker in a London firm. With dry wit, the authors step into the character of Charles Pooter as he navigates work life with not-so-respectful young coworkers and family life with his charming wife, Carrie, and impetuous son, Lupin. From home repairs gone wrong (painting the tub red), to the comings and goings of his friends Cummings and Gowings, Pooter painstakingly shares intimate details of his existence, with the (not completely absurd) hope of maybe someday having his memoir published. An ongoing tally of the good jokes he makes shares space with descriptions of grievous insults to his person, party mishaps, the annoying behavior of everyone around him, and Lupin's on-again off-again employment and engagement status. The Diary of a Nobody gives everyone a reason to laugh—and recognize themselves in Pooter's droll prose.
"The funniest book in the world." —Evelyn Waugh, author of Brideshead Revisited
"There's a universality about Pooter that touches everybody . . . [he] fits into the tradition of absurd humour that the British do well, which started with Jonathan Swift and runs through Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear to Monty Python." —Jasper Fforde, Time Out
"Pooter himself is as gentle as you could wish, a wonderful character, genuinely lovable. The book is beautifully constructed." —Andrew Davies, The Herald
Since its original publication in 1892, The Diary of a Nobody has become a much-loved classic. It is a fictional man's dissection of the everyday drama of his life as an office worker in a London firm. With dry wit, the authors step into the character of Charles Pooter as he navigates work life with not-so-respectful young coworkers and family life with his charming wife, Carrie, and impetuous son, Lupin. From home repairs gone wrong (painting the tub red), to the comings and goings of his friends Cummings and Gowings, Pooter painstakingly shares intimate details of his existence, with the (not completely absurd) hope of maybe someday having his memoir published. An ongoing tally of the good jokes he makes shares space with descriptions of grievous insults to his person, party mishaps, the annoying behavior of everyone around him, and Lupin's on-again off-again employment and engagement status. The Diary of a Nobody gives everyone a reason to laugh—and recognize themselves in Pooter's droll prose.
"The funniest book in the world." —Evelyn Waugh, author of Brideshead Revisited
"There's a universality about Pooter that touches everybody . . . [he] fits into the tradition of absurd humour that the British do well, which started with Jonathan Swift and runs through Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear to Monty Python." —Jasper Fforde, Time Out
"Pooter himself is as gentle as you could wish, a wonderful character, genuinely lovable. The book is beautifully constructed." —Andrew Davies, The Herald
This "jewel at the heart of English comic literature" chronicles the daily fortunes and misfortunes of a middle-age, middle-class clerk (William Trevor, The Mail on Sunday).
Since its original publication in 1892, The Diary of a Nobody has become a much-loved classic. It is a fictional man's di...
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Nancy O'Malley
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February 18, 2024
The main character is really annoying. No wonder his friends are offended by him. And he is oblivious.
About the author
George Grossmith (1847–1912) was an English comedian, writer, composer, actor, and singer. He wrote eighteen comic operas, nearly one hundred musical sketches, some six hundred songs and piano pieces, three books, and both serious and comic pieces for newspapers and magazines. He was born in Islington, London, and grew up in St. Pancras and Hampstead, London. In 1873, Grossmith married Emmeline Rosa Noyce, and together the couple had four children. Grossmith passed away at his home in Folkestone at the age of sixty-four.
Weedon Grossmith (1854–1919) was an English writer, painter, actor, and playwright. He was born in London and grew up in St. Pancras and Hampstead, London. He was educated at Massingham House on Haverstock Hill in Hampstead, and then at the North London Collegiate School in Camden Town and Simpson's School, a local private establishment. Interested in art, he trained as a painter at the West London School of Art, the Slade School of Fine Art, and the Royal Academy of Arts. He turned to acting in 1885, which he pursued until 1917. In 1895, he married the actress May Lever Palfrey. He died in London at the age of sixty-five.
Weedon Grossmith (1854–1919) was an English writer, painter, actor, and playwright. He was born in London and grew up in St. Pancras and Hampstead, London. He was educated at Massingham House on Haverstock Hill in Hampstead, and then at the North London Collegiate School in Camden Town and Simpson's School, a local private establishment. Interested in art, he trained as a painter at the West London School of Art, the Slade School of Fine Art, and the Royal Academy of Arts. He turned to acting in 1885, which he pursued until 1917. In 1895, he married the actress May Lever Palfrey. He died in London at the age of sixty-five.
George Grossmith (1847–1912) was an English comedian, writer, composer, actor, and singer. He wrote eighteen comic operas, nearly one hundred musical sketches, some six hundred songs and piano pieces, three books, and both serious and comic pieces for newspapers and magazines. He was born in Isli...
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