The Diary of a Nobody
by George Grossmith, Weedon Grossmith
Publisher: A. A. Knopf 1921
ISBN/ASIN: 1853262013
Number of pages: 334
Description:
First published in 1892, this classic satire on English snobbery remains razor sharp 100 years on. The 'nobody' of the title is city clerk Mr Pooter who, inflated with pomposity well above his top hat, decides to record the daily round of his family and friends for posterity. The result is a hugely entertaining compilation of mundane mishaps and misunderstandings as poor self-important Mr Pooter endeavours to compete with the more lively characters who invade his diary. The humour of this book endures because fortunately so do the Mr Pooters of this world.
Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(multiple formats)
Download mirrors:
Mirror 1
Mirror 2
Mirror 3
Mirror 4
Mirror 5
Similar books
The Foolish Dictionaryby Gideon Wurdz - ManyBooks
An exhausting work of reference to un-certain English words, their origin, meaning, legitimate and illegitimate use, confused by a few pictures. This is a great sarcastic, witty, and sometimes a bit corny attempt at writing a dictionary.
(11747 views)
They Win. You Lose.by Stan Arnold - Smashwords
This is the first book of The Implosion Trilogy - stories about Mick and Jim, two Soho-based video producers who drink too much, don't earn enough and get too many death threats. In this book, Mick and Jim are on the run from Vlad and Vic ...
(9237 views)
The Devil's Dictionaryby Ambrose Bierce - World Pub. Co
Satiric lexicon by Ambrose Bierce, first compiled as The Cynic's Word Book in 1906. The barbed definitions that Bierce began publishing in a weekly journal he edited in San Francisco, brought this 19th-century stock form to a new level of artistry.
(19126 views)
A Plague of Heartsby Patrick Whittaker - BookRix
On an otherwise normal day in Wonderland, the Knave of Hearts is arrested by the secret police. Outraged by what he believes to be an injustice, his valet, the March Hare, sets out to free him. Along the way he attends a mad tea party ...
(10303 views)