The Diary of a Nobody - George Grossmith, Weedon Grossmith torrent

Category: Classic, Humor
Language: English
Keywords: Epistolary Satire

Written by George Grossmith, Weedon Grossmith
Read by Frederick Davidson
Format: MP3
Bitrate: Variable
Unabridged

The Diary of a Nobody is an 1892 English comic novel written by the brothers George and Weedon Grossmith, with illustrations by the latter, originating as a serial in Punch magazine.

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. The fascination is two-fold: firstly, his astounding arrogance that we should care about his domestic trivia and narcissistic scribblings. Secondly, we can all sympathize with (and wince at!) this ridiculous slave to convention.

Above all, Mr. Pooter’s life is funny. His constant battles with tradesmen, his pathetic pride and banal wit, his clashes with his carefree son, his absurd social crises and petty dilemmas: all are part of Mr. Pooter’s life as a worried, proud, and anxious Nobody!

Recorded in 1992
4 hrs and 31 mins