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The Diary of a Nobody is a novel written by brothers George and Weedon Grossmith that helped to establish a genre of humorous popular fiction based on lower class aspirations. It also paved the way for other kinds of fictitious diary novels in the 20th century.

The Diary of a Nobody is an English comic novel written by George Grossmith and his brother Weedon Grossmith. The book first appeared in Punch magazine in 1888 - 89, and was first printed in book form in 1892. It is considered a classic work of humour and has never been out of... Read Full Overview

Weedon Grossmith's 1892 book presents the details of English suburban life through the anxious and accident-prone character of Charles Porter. Porter's diary chronicles his daily routine, which includes small parties, minor embarrassments, home improvements, and his relationship... Read Full Overview

Channelling a razor-sharp satire through the everyday mishaps of the immortal comic character Mr Pooter, George and Weedon Grossmith's The Diary of a Nobody is edited with an introduction and notes by Ed Glinert in Penguin Classics.

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 hilariously trivial doings of the accident-prone Pooter, his wife Carrie and their troublesome son Lupin have inspired many writers... Read Full Overview

The Diary of a Nobody is a comic novel written by George Grossmith and originally published in 1892. The story is presented as the diary of Charles Pooter, a middle-class clerk living in Victorian London with his wife Carrie and their son Lupin. The diary chronicles the everyday... Read Full Overview

The Diary of a Nobody is an English comic novel written by the brothers George and Weedon Grossmith, with illustrations by the latter. It originated as an intermittent serial in Punch magazine in 1888-89 and first appeared in book form, with extended text and added illustrations,... Read Full Overview

'I fail to see - because I do not happen to be a "Somebody" - why my diary should be not be interesting'

'The funniest book in the world' Evelyn Waugh

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. My only regret is that I did not commence it when I was a youth.

'I fail to see - because I do not happen to be a "Somebody" - why my diary should be not be interesting'

This delightful Victorian comic diary is a classic of English humor which has never been out of print since its first publication in 1892. City clerk Charles Pooter asks: "Why should I not publish my diary ... because I do not happen to be a 'somebody'?" He proceeds to catalog... Read Full Overview