Project Gutenberg 1997-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 379 Grossmith, George 1847 1912 Grossmith, Weedon 1852 1919 The Diary of a Nobody David Price "The Diary of a Nobody" by George Grossmith and Weedon Grossmith is a comedic novel written during the late 19th century. The story is presented as the personal diary of Charles Pooter, a middle-class clerk living in London, who chronicling the mundane and often humorous events of his daily life. The narrative reflects Pooter’s earnest yet oblivious attempts at maintaining social propriety and the trials he faces with his friends, family, and tradesmen, creating a humorous exploration of the aspirations and pretensions of the Victorian middle class. At the start of the novel, Pooter introduces himself and his new home, “The Laurels,” where he and his wife, Carrie, have recently settled. He shares his decision to keep a diary, expressing a desire to document his life just as more prominent individuals do, despite his perception of being a "nobody." The opening entries detail his interactions with tradesmen and acquaintances, highlighting comical situations such as dealing with an obnoxious butcher and his various absurd mishaps around the house, including a troublesome “scraper” at the front door. As Pooter strives for a respectable social life, his earnest character shines through, setting the stage for the draw of both humor and faux pas that follows in his fragmented adventures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Humorous stories England -- Fiction Men -- England -- Fiction Diary fiction Suburban life -- Fiction Middle class -- Fiction PR Text Best Books Ever Listings Humor Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 275186 275149 2024-09-01T08:13:36.245654 2023-10-01T07:37:27.195924 text/html text/html 285090 2021-10-16T14:11:41 text/html 333743 2024-09-01T08:13:40.379620 application/epub+zip 336800 2024-09-01T08:13:37.026691 application/epub+zip 172318 2024-09-01T08:13:36.585636 application/epub+zip 437813 2024-09-01T08:13:43.297614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412211 2024-09-01T08:13:40.027649 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 247763 2022-09-01T09:17:48.586135 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259885 259891 2024-09-01T08:13:35.771686 2023-10-01T07:37:26.799926 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 259655 2021-10-16T14:12:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20694 2024-09-01T08:13:43.439609 application/rdf+xml 20853 2024-09-01T08:13:36.689644 image/jpeg 2561 2024-09-01T08:13:36.636653 image/jpeg 97102 2021-10-16T14:12:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 445034 2021-10-16T14:13:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 444546 2024-09-01T08:13:36.277649 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia