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  • The Diary of a Nobody. Illustrated

    by George Grossmith, Weedon Grossmith ...
    The Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith is a classic comic novel that has delighted readers for generations with its sharp wit and affectionate satire of everyday life. First published in book form in 1892, the novel originally appeared as a serialized work, accompanied by Weedon Grossmith’s humorous illustrations, which remain an essential part of its charm. The story is presented as ... Read more

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  • A Society Clown: Reminiscences (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Victorian Theatre, Savoy Opera Anecdotes, and London High Society Reminiscences

    by George Grossmith, Tessa Dunleigh ...
    A Society Clown: Reminiscences is George Grossmith's lively memoir of performance, celebrity, and social observation in late-Victorian Britain. Moving between drawing rooms, concert platforms, theatrical engagements, and encounters with eminent figures, the book combines anecdote, comic timing, and polished conversational prose. Its literary style is urbane and self-deprecating, shaped by the ... Read more

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  • The Diary Of A Nobody

    by George Grossmith, Weedon Grossmith ...
    The Diary Of A Nobody George Grossmith, Weedon Grossmith - Mr Pooter is a man of modest ambitions, content with his ordinary life. Yet he always seems to be troubled by disagreeable tradesmen, impertinent young office clerks and wayward friends, not to mention his devil-may-care son Lupin with his unsuitable choice of bride. Try as he might, he cannot avoid life's embarrassing mishaps. In the ... Read more

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  • A Society Clown

    by George Grossmith ...
    It was one dark, dank, dreary, dismal night in February, 1888 (I believe that is the way to commence a book, no matter what the subject be), when the present writer might have been seen standing, with other gentlemen, in a sombre dining-room brilliantly illuminated with one ceiling-lamp buried in a deep red shade. We were standing round the dining-room table, each with a dinner-napkin in the left ... Read more

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  • The Diary of a Nobody

    by George Grossmith, Weedon Grossmith ...
    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. ... Read more

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  • A Society Clown: Reminiscences

    by George Grossmith ...
    Throughout the book, Grossmith recounts his early experiences in the performing arts, including his rise to fame as a comic performer. He provides a behind-the-scenes look at the theater scene of his time, offering anecdotes about his fellow performers, directors, and notable figures in the entertainment industry. His wit and charm come through as he describes both the trials and triumphs of a ... Read more

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  • The Diary of a Nobody

    by George Grossmith ...
    George Grossmith was an English comedian, writer, composer, actor and singer, who is best known for a series of nine characters in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, as well as the novel, "The Diary of a Nobody", which he wrote in collaboration with his brother, Weedon. Weedon Grossmith had been trained as a painter, but was forced to turn to the stage for financial reasons. The brothers were both ... Read more

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  • A Society Clown

    by George Grossmith ...
    It was one dark, dank, dreary, dismal night in February, 1888 (I believe that is the way to commence a book, no matter what the subject be), when the present writer might have been seen standing, with other gentlemen, in a sombre dining-room brilliantly illuminated with one ceiling-lamp buried in a deep red shade. We were standing round the dining-room table, each with a dinner-napkin in the left ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Diary of a Nobody

    by George Grossmith and Weedon Grossmith ...
    This uproarious comic novel is a must-read for lovers of classic British humor. The Diary of a Nobody follows the travails of one Charles Pooter, a middle-class clerk with high-society aspirations and outrageous delusions of grandeur. You'll laugh out loud at Pooter's pretentiousness and plenteous faux pas as he attempts to move up the treacherous ladder of social class in nineteenth-century ... Read more

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  • The Diary of a Nobody

    by George Grossmith, Weedon Grossmith ...
    "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 it was published in book form in 1892, entertaining readers ever since."The Diary of a Nobody" might be regarded as the first ‘blog’; being a record of the simplicities and humiliations in the life ... Read more

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  • The Diary of a Nobody

    Mr. Pooter of The Laurels, Holloway

    by George Grossmith, Weedon Grossmith ...
    Series series Comedy & Satire
    Charles Pooter, a City clerk of no importance whatever, keeps a diary: the tradesmen are insolent, his son is a disappointment, his jokes are unappreciated, and he has just painted the bath red. The Grossmith brothers wrote it for Punch in 1888 — George was the star comedian of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas — and invented the suburban Everyman that English comedy has been rewriting ever since. ... Read more

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  • The Diary of a Nobody

    by George Grossmith, Weedon Grossmith ...
    'The Diary of a Nobody' is a satirical, slapstick comedy about a Victorian family trying to work their way up in society. With a pompous dad, an accident prone son and a story full of shenanigans, it's easy to see how it paved the way for sitcoms like 'Modern Family' and 'Schitts Creek'. Written by the brothers George and Weedon Grossmith, this is a raucous tale that gives a window to the great ... Read more

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