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Loading... Diary of a Nobody (Wordsworth Classics) (original 1892; edition 1994)by George Grossmith, Weedon Grossmith
Work detailsThe Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith (1892)
The diary of suburban "nobody" Charles Pooter who, while being the target for a (gentle) satire of the Victorian middle class, is quite endearing in his complete lack of self-awareness and his unfailing belief in the power of terrible puns to amuse anyone... Instantly recognisable characters and situations and just as funny over a century after it was published. ( )A pleasantly amusing read. Although, if I ever feel the urge to read about awkward misunderstandings, clumsy accidents, embarrassing situations and the not-remarkably-funny jokes, of an unconsciously snobbish, inarticulate, fairly ridiculous, self important nobody in a middle class household I can always flip through my own diary. Which, quite naturally, leads me to wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Pooter, "Why should I not publish my diary? I have often seen reminiscences of people I have never even heard of, and I fail to see--because I do not happen to be a 'Somebody'--why my diary should not be interesting." So, Coming soon to a bookshop near you: The Diary of a Yet Another Nobody I don't think I was supposed to like Mr Pooter but I felt great sympathy for a simple and conventional man and felt him unfairly picked on. A wonderful diary of an ordinary, lower middle class clerk in 1880s London. Charles Pooter is continuously ruffled by high prices, the slang his young son uses and tradesmen that won't do what he has paid them to do. He's very likeable and the whole book is written with a great deal of warmth. A treat. The wit and humor in this novel stands the test time. no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0140437320, Paperback)"The Diary Of A Nobody" began as a serial in "Punch" and the book which followed in 1892 has never been out of print. The Grossmith brothers not only created an immortal comic character but produced a clever satire of their society. Mr Pooter is an office clerk and upright family man in a dull 1880s suburb. His diary is a wonderful portrait of the class system and the inherent snobbishness of the suburban middle classes. It sends up contemporary crazes for Aestheticism, spiritualism and bicycling, as well as the fashion for publishing diaries by anybody and everybody.(retrieved from Amazon Sat, 29 Jan 2011 06:47:51 -0500) No library descriptions found. |
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