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The Diary of a Nobody
George Grossmith
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Description for The Diary of a Nobody
Paperback. Mr Charles Pooter has just moved into a home in Holloway with his dear wife Carrie. Unfortunately neither his friends Mr Cummings and Mr Gowing, nor the butcher, the greengrocer's boy and the Lord Mayor seem to recognise Mr Pooter's innate gentility, and his disappointing son Lupin has gone and got himself involved with a most unsuitable fiancee. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 132.
Mr Charles Pooter is a respectable man. He has just moved into a very desirable home in Holloway with his dear wife Carrie, from where he commutes to his job of valued clerk at a reputable bank in the City. Unfortunately neither his dear friends Mr Cummings and Mr Gowing, nor the butcher, the greengrocer's boy and the Lord Mayor seem to recognise Mr Pooter's innate gentility, and his disappointing son Lupin has gone and got himself involved with a most unsuitable fiancee... George and Weedon Grossmith's comic novel, perfectly illustrated by Weedon, is a glorious, affectionate ... Read more
Mr Charles Pooter is a respectable man. He has just moved into a very desirable home in Holloway with his dear wife Carrie, from where he commutes to his job of valued clerk at a reputable bank in the City. Unfortunately neither his dear friends Mr Cummings and Mr Gowing, nor the butcher, the greengrocer's boy and the Lord Mayor seem to recognise Mr Pooter's innate gentility, and his disappointing son Lupin has gone and got himself involved with a most unsuitable fiancee... George and Weedon Grossmith's comic novel, perfectly illustrated by Weedon, is a glorious, affectionate ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099540885
SKU
V9780099540885
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About 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 ... Read more
Reviews for The Diary of a Nobody
There's a universality about Pooter that touches everybody...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
The funniest book in the world
Evelyn Waugh Pooter himself is as gentle ... Read more
Jasper Fforde
Time Out
The funniest book in the world
Evelyn Waugh Pooter himself is as gentle ... Read more