George And Weedon Grossmith Books

George Grossmith was a versatile English entertainer whose career spanned over four decades. As a writer and composer, he created a prolific body of work including comic operas, musical sketches, songs, piano pieces, and books. He is primarily remembered for his memorable character creations in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operas and for co-authoring the humorous novel 'Diary of a Nobody'. Grossmith also gained renown as a solo performer, showcasing his original comic sketches and songs, becoming a celebrated figure in the 1890s.

The Diary of a Nobody
104 pages
4 hours of reading
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The Diary of a Nobody is an English comic novel in the form of a Diary 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. His diary chronicles his daily routine, which includes small parties, minor embarrassments, home improvements, and his relationship with a troublesome son. The small minded but essentially decent suburban world he inhabits is both hilarious and painfully familiar.

The Diary of a Nobody