The Diary of a Nobody

Grossmith, George; Grossmith, Weedon

ISBN 10: 0241113644 / ISBN 13: 9780241113646

Published by Elm Tree Books London, 1984

About this Item

A perennial best seller for an excellent reason; it amuses and allows us distraction from our own worries. This edition is among the most charming. It is beautifully enhanced by its over the top slightly pompous and self conscious design. It happens to be just right for this tale of self importance and petty points scoring. This copy is particularly good, because it might just be in an unread state. First printing, no damage, no names, no bent corners, no ex library abuses. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Seller Inventory # ABE-10740103234

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Diary of a Nobody

Publisher: Elm Tree Books London

Publication Date: 1984

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition.

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Synopsis:

The Diary of a Nobody

Review:

"There's a universality about Pooter that touches everybody...fits into the tradition of absurd humour that the British do well, which started with Jonathan Swift and runs through Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear to Monty Python" (Jasper Fforde Time Out)

"The funniest book in the world" (Evelyn Waugh)

"Pooter himself is as gentle as you could wish, a wonderful character, genuinely lovable. The book is beautifully constructed" (Andrew Davies Glasgow Herald)

"One of those rare books that nails a cultural archetype and has won the affection of successive generations" (The Times)

"The funniest book about a certain type of Englishness...there is a whole line of these comic characters like Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army, or Basil Fawlty" (Hugh Bonneville The Times)