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| Publisher | Speaking Tiger |
| ISBN 13 | 9789386582492 |
| Book Description | 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. The spoof diary of a lower-middle-class London clerk, The Diary of a Nobody was first serialized in the legendary magazine of humour and satire, Punch, in 1888-89. It was published as a book in 1892, and has never been out of print since. This comic masterpiece—which details the doings of the ridiculously pompous and accident-prone Charles Pooter, his wife Carrie and their troublesome son Lupin—has been a source of delight to generations of readers and inspired many celebrated writers, from J.B. Priestley and Evelyn Waugh to Helen Fielding and Sue Townsend. |
| Editorial Review | ‘My favourite humourous book of all time.’ —Ruskin Bond ‘The funniest book in the world.’ —Evelyn Waugh, author of Brideshead Revisited ‘[The Diary of a Nobody is] a book that I cherish above all others, a book that I have repeatedly rejoiced in reading, a book that has been my prop and stay in troubled times.’ —Jim Holt, author of Stop Me If You’ve Heard This: A History and Philosophy of Jokes ‘The best comic novel in the language.’ —Gillian Tindall, author of City of Gold: The Biography of Bombay |
| About the Author | George Grossmith was an English writer, composer, actor, singer and comedian of the Victorian era. As a performer, he was most famous for creating several memorable characters in Gilbert and Sullivans original plays and musicals. He acted in the first productions of H.M.S. Pinafore (1878), The Pirates of Penzance (1880) and The Mikado (1885 87). His writing consisted mainly of comic sketches, with the bestknown being The Diary of a Nobody (1892), written with his brother, Weedon. Grossmith died in 1912. Weedon Grossmith was an English writer, painter, actor and playwright of the Victorian era. Although he trained as a painter, he was more successful on stage. He collaborated with his brother George, one of the most successful light comedy actors of the time, in writing The Diary of a Nobody and contributed all the pen-and-ink illustrations for it. He died in 1919 at the age of 65. |
| Language | English |
| Format | Paperback |
| Author | George Grossmith, Weedon Grossmith |
| Publication Date | Jul-17 |
| Number of Pages | 184 |
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