The Diary of a Nobody Author:George and Weedon Grossmith Why should M. Pooter's diary not be immortalized in print--merely because he is not a Somebody? "the Diary of a Nobody" with words by George Grossmith and illustrations by his actor-manager bother, Weedon, first appeared in Punch in 1891-2. Writing, he hopes, in the great tradition of Pepys and Boswell, Mr. Charles Pooter regales us with choice... more » anecdotes and domestic crises from life at "The Laurels', Brickfield Terrace, Holloway, and from his chequered career as a City clerk. The wayward behavior of his Lupin-intermittently engaged to the unsuitable Daisy Mutlar - is only one of the burdens he has to bear. When, against all the odds, Mr. Pooter trimphs, we cannot help rejoicing in his good fortune.« less