George Grossmith

The Diary of Nobody (1892) created a cultural icon, an English archetype....

Charles Pooter, an ordinary suburban man, is one of the immortal comic creations of Victorian literature; his diary chronicles his hopes and dreams, his trials and frustrations, with a wonderful supporting cast of family, friends, co-workers, ex-schoolfellows, tradesmen, and “swells”.

Dive into the life of a normal man with a normal family in this humorous novel told in diary entries from one Charles Pooter: husband, father, and someone who experiences relatable social embarrassments and humiliations....

George and Weedon Grossmith were born in London into a theatrical family, and it was natural that they should both take up careers on the stage....

Says Charles Pooter, "I fail to see - because I do not happen to be a 'somebody' - why my diary should not be interesting." Surprisingly, Mr. Pooter's life is fascinating....

George and Weedon Grossmith's The Diary of a Nobody paints a detailed picture of life in 1892....

Written as the diary of someone who would not normally merit a memoir but considers that he should have one written about him anyway....

Mr Pooter is a man of modest ambitions, content with his ordinary life.