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Weedon Grossmith

    Walter Weedon Grossmith fue un escritor, pintor, actor y dramaturgo inglés, conocido principalmente por ser el coautor de "The Diary of a Nobody", obra que también ilustró con gran éxito. Se dedicó a la actuación principalmente por razones financieras, especializándose en papeles cómicos donde su interpretación de personajes agobiados y astutos se volvió tan distintiva que la "parte de Weedon Grossmith" se convirtió en un elemento teatral habitual de su época. Sus sensibilidades artísticas, perfeccionadas a través de la pintura, aportaron un toque visual único a sus contribuciones literarias y dramáticas.

    Penguin Classics: The Diary of a Nobody
    The Diary of Nobody
    The Diary of a Nobody
    • 2017

      Penguin Classics: The Diary of a Nobody

      • 217 páginas
      • 8 horas de lectura

      Weedon Grossmith's 1892 book presents the details of English suburban life through the anxious and accident-prone character of Charles Pooter. Pooter's diary chronicles his daily routine, which includes small parties, minor embarrassments, home improvements, and his relationship with a troublesome son. The small minded but essentially decent suburban world he inhabits is both hilarious and painfully familiar. This edition features Weedon Grossmith's illustrations and an introduction which discusses the story's social context.

      Penguin Classics: The Diary of a Nobody
    • 1965

      The Diary of a Nobody

      • 240 páginas
      • 9 horas de lectura

      Mr Pooter's diary is a faithful record of the daily grind in respectable suburbia and the city office. It tells of his constant war against insolent tradesmen and impudent junior clerks, his incomprehensible son Lupin, and his over-whelming feeling that the biggest joke is on him.

      The Diary of a Nobody