Youll laugh out loud at pooters pretentiousness and plenteous faux pas as he attempts to move up the treacherous ladder of social class in nineteenthcentury london. Weedon grossmiths 1892 book presents the details of english suburban life through the anxious and accidentprone character of charles pooter. The project gutenberg ebook, the diary of a nobody, by george and weedon grossmith this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. The story made its first appearance in punch magazine and was much appraised by the readers. They say that high school is supposed to be the best time of your life.
The book has spawned the word pooterish to describe a tendency to take oneself excessively seriously. Charles pooter, a middle aged city clerk of lower middleclass status but significant social aspirations, living in. Public domain gutenberg edition free ebook to read in epub format also available in kindle and html formats category. I hope diary of a nobody is in safe hands television.
The comic tale of charles pooter and his wife caroline, a middleclass couple living in. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this exceptional book is easy to read and recommend for most ages. Nov 20, 2008 the diary of a nobody, the spoof diary of charles pooter, a london clerk, first appeared as a book in 1892 and has never been out of print since. The diary of a nobody is an english comic novel written by the brothers george and weedon grossmith. Epub a standard ebook format that can be read on many tools, such as ibooks, readium or others.
The spoof diary of a lowermiddleclass london clerk, the diary of a nobody was first serialized in the legendary magazine of humour and satire, punch, in 188889. The diary of a nobody the original classic edition isbn. The younger george followed his father, first as a reporter and later on the stage. This uproarious comic novel is a mustread for lovers of classic british humor. First appearing in punch magazine through the years 188889, the diary of a nobody was first published in book form in 1892 and has entertained readers ever since. The diary of a nobody full audiobook english unabridged. The diary of a nobody kindle edition by grossmith, weedon, grossmith, george. The diary of a nobody, an english comic novel written by george grossmith and his brother weedon grossmith. The diary of a nobody 1919 edition the public domain. The diary of a nobody, by george and weedon grossmith. Each weekly issue of punch, which came out on saturdays, consisted of cartoons on political and social themes, comic stories and poems, and satirical comment. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
This fictitious diary details fifteen months in the life of mr. Editions of the diary of a nobody by george grossmith. Though in his fifties at the time, jarman exhibits all the blind dedication to his diary of a little girl of eight presented with her very first. It first appeared, serialised in punch magazine and might be regarded as the first blog. Nobodys boy became immensely popular as a childrens book, although malot did not intended as such. Fictitious diary details fifteen months in the life of mr. The diary of a nobody the original classic edition, isbn 9781486151271 buy the the diary of a nobody the original classic edition ebook. It should be noted however, that this version of diary of a wimpy kid is the version that was posted on beginning in 2004, three years before kinney took from this to cleanup, adapt and edit together into the first 4 or so books of the print series. With terrence hardiman, sheila steafel, richard willis, ann beach. Diary of a nobody stage version diary of a nobody stage version need advice. The diary of a nobody by george grossmith librarything. The diary of a nobody by george grossmith and weedon. In the diary of a nobody the grossmiths create an accurate if amusing record of the manners, customs and experiences of lowermiddleclass, suburban londoners of the late victorian era.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the diary of a nobody. This acclaimed book by george and weedon grossmith is available at in several formats for your ereader. Dear nobody by gillian mccain overdrive rakuten overdrive. The diary of a nobody is an english comic novel that records the daily events in the lives of a london clerk, charles pooter, his wife carrie, his son lupin, and numerous friends and acquaintances over a period of 15 months. Full text books archive of free books, texts, documents, classic literature, drama and poetry. The diary of a nobody by george grossmith, weedon grossmith. The diary is the fictitious record of fifteen months in the life of mr.
The diary of a nobody follows the travails of one charles pooter, a middleclass clerk with highsociety aspirations and. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading diary of a nobody. The diary of a nobody epub adobe drm can be read on any device that can open epub adobe drm files. See all 86 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Revolving around the genre of comedy, the novel is also illustrated by the second brother, weedon grossmith. Comic misadventures of a middleclass clerk named charles pooter whose snobbery and social aspirations far outpace his lowly station in life. It originated as an intermittent serial in punch magazine in 188889 and first appeared in book form, with extended text and added illustrations, in 1892. The diary of a nobody leicester libraries overdrive. The diary of a nobody ebooks for all free ebooks download. The main characters of this non fiction, childrens story are. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. The diary of a nobody is so unassuming a work that even its author, george grossmith, seemed unaware that he had produced a masterpiece. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book.
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The diary of a nobody wikisource, the free online library. Read by martin clifton 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. Diary of a nobody kindle edition by grossmith, george, grossmith, weedon. This anthology, covering a myriad of disasters, observations, repartee and largerthanlife characters, contains nearly 400 theatrical anecdotes, by and about the great names of the theatre. When the diary begins charles and carrie have just moved into a sixroomed house in the holloway district of london. It is a humorous record of the manners, customs, and experiences of londoners in the latevictorian era. He has one night, a troupe of actors and an empty stage to impart the woes of his humdrum existence to anyone who will listen.
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