The Diary of a Nobody
Author: George Grossmith and Weedon Grossmith
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Languages: English, RU, French, Italian
Genre: Essay, Historical, Satire
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A self-important City clerk records the trivial triumphs and humiliations of his suburban life with unfailing dignity.
Characters
- Charles Pooter — narrator; head of the household: A City clerk who keeps an earnest diary of his suburban home life.
- Carrie Pooter — Pooter's wife: Pooter's practical, level-headed wife.
- Lupin Pooter — the Pooters' grown son: The Pooters' breezy modern son, given to slang and speculation.
- Mr Perkupp — Pooter's employer: Pooter's revered employer, principal of his City firm.
- Mr Gowing — old friend of Pooter's: An old friend who drops in uninvited and needles Pooter.
- Mr Cummings — old friend of Pooter's: An old friend of Pooter's who lives just opposite.
- Daisy Mutlar — Lupin's sweetheart: Lupin's first sweetheart, rather older than he is.
- Murray Posh — suitor: A prosperous hat manufacturer who courts Daisy.
- Mr Merton — acquaintance: Cummings's friend in the wine trade, full of opinions on Society.
- Sarah — the Pooters' servant: The Pooters' outspoken servant-girl.
- Mr Hardfur Huttle — dinner guest: A brash visiting American who holds forth at dinner.
- Mr Burwin-Fosselton — amateur actor: A pretentious amateur actor with the Holloway Comedians.
- Mr Padge — guest: Cummings's taciturn friend, who only ever says "That's right".