The Diary Of A Nobody

George Grossmith was an English comedian writer composer actor and singer who is best known for a series of nine characters in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas as well as the novel The Diary of a Nobody which he wrote in collaboration with his brother Weedon. Weedon Grossmith had been trained as a painter but was forced to turn to the stage for financial reasons. The brothers were both successful actors and playwrights specializing in comic roles. The Diary of a Nobody first appeared in the magazine Punch in 1888-1889 its popularity prompting the publication of a book that has remained in print since 1892. The nobody of the story is Charles Pooter a self-important middle aged bank clerk who is oblivious to his own gaffes and the snubs of those he considers inferior. This book''s sharp satire of social insecurity and snobbery in the late Victorian era through the overly serious voice of Pooter will leave readers in stitches.