Diary of a Nobody, The

By Grossmith, George

Book Id: WPLBN0002952028
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File Size: 125.83 MB
Reproduction Date: 2006

Title:	Diary of a Nobody, The
Author:	Grossmith, George
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Comedy
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Diary of a Nobody, The
Historic Publication Date:	1892
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago Grossmith, B. G., & Grossmith, W. (1892). Diary of a Nobody, The. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.us/

Description
The Diary of a Nobody is the fictitious record of fifteen months in the life of Charles Pooter, his family, friends and small circle of acquaintances. It first appeared, serialised in Punch magazine and might be regarded as the first ‘blog’; being a record of the simplicities and humiliations in the life of this mundane, but upright, city clerk, who had an incontestable faith that a record of his daily life was worth preserving for posterity. Set in about 1891 in Holloway, which was then a typical suburb of the impecuniously respectable kind, the authors contrive a record of the manners, customs and experiences of the late Victorian era. The bare record of facts, simply recorded, manages to be humorous rather than dull, no doubt because of the usual occupations of the authors. George Grossmith (1847-1912) was an actor and comedian. Weedon Grossmith (1852-1919) was an entertainer and illustrated the original work. (Summary by Martin Clifton)

Summary
Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

Excerpt
Comedy