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Weedon Grossmith (1854–1919)

Autore di The Diary of a Nobody

2+ opere 3,284 membri 92 recensioni

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Opere di Weedon Grossmith

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A Century of Humour (1934) — Collaboratore — 42 copie

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Diary of a nobody in It's a LondonThing (Aprile 2007)

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A menudo he visto memorias de personas de las que nunca había oído hablar, y no acierto a comprender -por la mera razón de que yo no sea alguien- porque mi diario no habría de ser interesante. Así empieza este relato divertido de quince meses en la vida del señor Charles Pooter, un empleado de la City londinense, de clase media y con aspiraciones sociales. Van apareciendo personajes inolvidables como su esposa Carrie, o su hijo Lupin, sus amigos el Sr. Cumming y el Sr. Gowing, y la novia de Lupin, Daisy Mutlar. Registra anécdotas en este diario llenas de inocencia y de la alegría de la vida de este empleado medio y su gusto porlos juegos de palabras y los chistes. Sin pretenderlo es también un registro exacto de los modales, costumbres y experiencias de los londinenses de la época victoriana.
Esta novela cómica se imprimió en forma de libro en 1.892. Se la considera como obra de humor clásica.
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joanra21 | 91 altre recensioni | Jan 3, 2024 |
"The Illustrated Diary of a Nobody" by George and Weedon Grossmith takes the classic comedic narrative of Charles Pooter's daily life and elevates it to a new level with the addition of Weedon's illustrations. The result is a delightful and entertaining reading experience that combines wit and visual charm. A quite silly book.
 
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Beckles | 91 altre recensioni | Dec 4, 2023 |
Got to read after listening to the BBC adaptation. Good fun, but the edition I read had some typographical issues that detracted from the text.
½
 
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JBD1 | 91 altre recensioni | Dec 3, 2023 |
Diary of a Nobody was originally written in the late 1800s as a serialisation in Punch magazine, before becoming a book. It's a comedy with a city clerk who clearly has some delusions of grandeur as the narrator, and desbribes the minutiae of his every day life. It is made funnier by the various social faux pas that he inadvertently commits and his frustrations over his son's lack of ambition. The descriptions of social gatherings are amusing if unavoidably and understandably outdated.

It's an easy quick read, and one I would probably pick up again in the future. It's not the funniest book I've ever read and rarely hilarious but often amusing.
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Ruth72 | 91 altre recensioni | Nov 14, 2023 |

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2
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Popolarità
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½ 3.7
Recensioni
92
ISBN
183
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