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The Diary of a Nobody
The Diary of a Nobody | George and Weedon Grossmith
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`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 Diary of a Nobody (1892) created a cultural icon, an English archetype. Anxious, accident-prone, occasionally waspish, Charles Pooter has come to be seen as the epitome of English suburban life. His diary chronicles encounters with difficult tradesmen, the delights of home improvements, small parties, minor embarrassments, and problems with his troublesome son. The suburban world he inhabits is hilariously and painfully familiar in its small-mindedness and its essential decency. Both celebration and critique, The Diary of a Nobody has often been imitated, but never bettered. This edition features Weedon Grossmith's hilarious illustrations and is complemented by an enjoyable introduction discussing the book's social background and suburban fiction as a genre. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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BookNAround
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I am finally getting to this little gem that @Aims42 sent me years ago. I am halfway through and find it highly entertaining. 😁

Aims42 I‘m glad you‘re getting to this, and enjoying it (double win 🙌). I actually read this after I sent your copy because it sounded interesting. I loved it!! Can‘t wait to see your thoughts 😊 13mo
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rachaich
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Nice and witty in its entries, i liked his humour.
Very simple read. Appreciated account of social etiquette at the time.

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rachaich
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Interesting book choice for the library September meeting.

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j9brown
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Very funny! Plenty of absurd British humor. I loved how much Pooter always laughs at his own groan-worthy jokes. His lack of self-awareness kind of reminded me of Ignatius J. Reilly.

Last book of 2020, actually off of TBR mountain!

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j9brown
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"We play the game of 'Cutlets.' When we had all sat on each other's laps, Gowing said: 'Are you a believer in the Great Mogul?' Gowing said: 'So am I,' and suddenly got up."

Obvs this game is a must for any respectable dinner party, keeping it in mind for a post-covid gathering ??

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BookNAround
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What a great #jolabokaflodswap @Aims42 ! I‘m going to have to figure out where to hide the chocolate so none of the locusts in the family steal it (we‘re at my parents) and the books look great. I‘ll definitely tag you when I read The Diary of a Nobody (it‘ll be up after I finish my dad‘s stocking present book—hopefully tonight!).

Thanks so much for organizing @MaleficentBookDragon This swap is always awesome.

Aims42 Merry Christmas!! So glad you like everything 😃 My brother in law loves Reese‘s, so I knew to buy the Holiday ones for ultimate chocolate to peanut butter ratio 😆 Have a great night reading and snacking!! 💚❤️💚❤️💚 4y
BookNAround @Aims42 Brothers-in-law should be good for something. 🤣 4y
Aims42 @BookNAround Preach it 🙌🏻 🤣 4y
eanderson All the Reese‘s!!!! 4y
MaleficentBookDragon You can never go wrong with Reese's. 🎁🎄🍫 📚 Happy #Jolakabodflod 4y
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Tex2Flo
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@howjessreads #friyayintro
1. Tagged book is an old book but so cute. I was thrilled to find it.
2. Tory or Trika (never Tess)
3. Calamari with Thai sauce
4. Avoiding the tropical storm with a pile of books and Netflix
5. Just 2. Should be 4 but I realized I didn‘t know those words in German or Italian.

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Jinster
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#friyayintro

1. Diary of a Nobody - My Dad recommended it and it just makes me giggle.
2. I became a great aunt!
3. Japanese
4. About 30. Possibly more, we don't stay in touch and we're wide spread.
5. This is for you, reader. Happy Friday evening from the UK

Jinster @howjessreads Sorry for missing the tag! 5y
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Aims42
The Diary of a Nobody | George and Weedon Grossmith
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Loved this quick read (read it in 1.5 days). A great palate cleanser, would recommend to any Wodehouse fans. I don‘t remember who it was on Litsy that posted about it and grabbed my attention, but THANK YOU! #BlameItOnLitsy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Aims42
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Book. Martini. Blanket. How I do the Super Bowl 🥰#LitsyPartyOfOne

CouronneDhiver Nice! 👏🏽👏🏽 5y
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Aims42
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Oil change with a new book and a coffee. Not a terrible Saturday morning ☺️

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smilingshelves
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Two classics that made me laugh out loud! #hohoho #seasonsreadings

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vkois88

zsuzsanna_reads Diary of a Nobody is one of my go to books for sad times. Also 5y
Booksnchill Cosign both of those! Don‘t see them often💖💖 5y
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Michellesibs
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This is Excatly what it says on the tin, this is the diary of a nobody. We abruptly enter his life and abruptly leave it having read a year of his entries, there is no back ground information on him, his family, his friends but to be honest I enjoyed the concept of this, it has no beginning or no end. It has no point at all. It's just a diary of a nobody and quite an enjoyable one.

Naj This is such a delightful little book. I loved the humor. 5y
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Moray_Reads
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An amusing fictional diary of middle-class Victorian life. Satire, slapstick and social niceties as the Pooter family makes itself ridiculous

squirrelbrain Love this - so funny! 5y
emilyhaldi Sounds fab! 5y
BarbaraBB I liked this one a lot! 5y
LeahBergen The surname Pooter always makes me chuckle. 😆 5y
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DeborahSmall
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#LitsyPenPals are the best! thank you so much @TrishB the book is great 😍 Sophie absolutely loves the pens 😘

monkeygirlsmama Awesome quote on the bookmark. 6y
Sarah83 Awwww... Just the edition we talked about. 😍 6y
LeahBergen I have a cute little old edition of this (which I still need to read 😬). 6y
TrishB Glad it arrived safely 💕 been waiting for those pens to come back into stock in the shop - students kept buying them! 6y
DeborahSmall @TrishB they‘re really good pens xx 6y
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smilingshelves
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Satire, parody, slapstick. There's a little bit of all kinds of comedy in this book. #classicsforclassicshaters #fallintobooks

@RealLifeReading

Sace This is a great choice! I should go back and read this again. It's a fun one! 7y
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BarbaraBB
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Although the book is meant to be funny, I think it was particularly interesting to read how an ordinary family, English middle class, spends its time in the 19th century. In addition, the book was indeed rather funny and occasionally I felt sorry for Mr. Nobody, who means good but acts clumsy. A book to be quickly forgotten probably but amusing to have spent some time with. #1001books

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LeahBergen
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#AintNobody
This comical Victorian "diary" of accident-prone Charles Pooter is said to have influenced the creation of such characters as Adrian Mole and Bridget Jones.
#JuneTunz

Lcsmcat Those red books are lovely! 7y
Cinfhen 🤓🤓🤓love ya Miss Know it All 😘 7y
TrishB Beautiful 💝 7y
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andrew61 Great choice 😀 7y
Hobbinol 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
batsy Ah! Well now I'll have to read it 😉 7y
shawnmooney Look at you! 😍👏👏 7y
Jess_Read_This So neat! I haven't heard of this one before...#stacking 💕📚💕 7y
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andrew61
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#junetunz #aintnobody
I was only looking at this in oxfam the other day wondering whether to buy it to reread. I think I'll go back next week as it is a very funny story and has an obscure reference to the town where i work as the family's son journeys down from Oldham to visit his parents.

Cinfhen Love #hometown reads❤️ 7y
LeahBergen I picked this for today, too! 👏🏻 7y
andrew61 @LeahBergen i did the same yesterday with someone on the wolves thread leah, i thought id been really original in picking the crossing posted then saw the same image- oops☺ 7y
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smilingshelves
The Diary of a Nobody | George and Weedon Grossmith
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A couple of my recent #classicsclub reads that are delightfully satiric. #satire #maybookflowers
@RealLifeReading

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BookwormHistory
The Diary of a Nobody | George and Weedon Grossmith
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I admit straightaway that I had never heard of this before and only bought because a) it looked lovely (I have a weakness for slipcases) and b) a quick google search revealed it to be late Victorian humor. It was fun. Not laugh-out-loud funny, not a moving plot, not towering characters. But fun.