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The Diary of a Nobody

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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. Listeners are certain to learn why Hilaire Belloc asserted that Pooter was "an immortal achievement."

Public Domain (P)1992 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Literature & Fiction Funny Satire Comedy Classics Memoirs, Diaries & Correspondence

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"A masterpiece of comic irony....Frederick Davidson's impeccable reading is truly inspired, in perfect unity with the Pooteresque view of the world." ( AudioFile)
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I recently watched the series from 1979. I was so glad to have found this book so that I could find out what happened next in the storyline. ❤️ very fun

Delightfully airy and fun!

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