The Diary of a Nobody

Grossmith, George; Grossmith, Weedon

ISBN 10 : 0563225742 ISBN 13 : 9780563225744

Editeur : BBC Audiobooks Ltd, 1988

Synopsis

A reading, by Arthur Lowe, of the Grossmiths' witty classic set in lower-class Victorian London, and featuring the pompous gentility of the eponymous Nobody, Charles Pooter.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Comedy Classic - The Diary of a Nobody - By George Grossmith and Weedon Grossmith. The Diary of a Nobody is an English comic novel written by the brothers George and Weedon Grossmith, with illustrations by the latter. It originated as an intermittent serial in Punch magazine in 1888–89 and first appeared in book form, with extended text and added illustrations, in 1892. The Diary records the daily events in the lives of a London clerk, Charles Pooter, his wife Carrie, his son Lupin, and numerous friends and acquaintances over a period of 15 months. Before their collaboration on the Diary, the brothers each pursued successful careers on the stage. George originated nine of the principal comedian roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas over 12 years from 1877 to 1889. He also established a national reputation as a piano sketch entertainer and wrote a large number of songs and comic pieces. Weedon, before embarking on his stage career, had worked as an artist and illustrator. The Diary was the brothers' only mature collaboration. Most of its humour derives from Charles Pooter's unconscious and unwarranted sense of his own importance, and the frequency with which this delusion is punctured by gaffes and minor social humiliations. In an era of rising expectations within the lower-middle classes, the daily routines and modest ambitions described in the Diary were instantly recognised by its contemporary readers, and provided later generations with a glimpse of the past that it became fashionable to imitate.

Quatrième de couverture

'Pooter fits into a tradition of absurd humour that the British do so well, from Jonathan Swift through to Edward Lear and Monty Python' Time Out

Mr Charles Pooter is a respectable man. He has just moved into a very desirable home in Holloway with his dear wife Carrie, from where he commutes to his job of valued clerk at a reputable bank in the City. Unfortunately neither his friends Mr Cummings and Mr Gowing, nor the butcher or the greengrocer's boy seem to recognise Mr Pooter's innate gentility, and his disappointing son Lupin has gone and got himself involved with a most unsuitable fiancee...
George and Weedon Grossmith's comic novel, perfectly illustrated by Weedon, is a glorious, affectionate caricature of the English middle-class at the end of nineteenth century.

See also: Three Men in a Boat

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1988
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0563225742
• ISBN 13: 9780563225744
• Reliure: Cassette
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible