The Diary of a Nobody

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  First published episodically in Punch, 1892. This edition, Penguin 1975

  This really needs no introduction – I have several ancient anthologies of humour which fail to crack a smile from front to back, but Diary of a Nobody remains a classic, sending up ponderous Victorian suburbia with knowing wit ... (continue)

  First published episodically in Punch, 1892. This edition, Penguin 1975

  This really needs no introduction – I have several ancient anthologies of humour which fail to crack a smile from front to back, but Diary of a Nobody remains a classic, sending up ponderous Victorian suburbia with knowing wit.

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  Philip Downer said on Jun 20, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  A most cheerful reading!

  ... a pity that I leaned the book from a library and hadn't time enough to finish it before the term's end. :) However, I will buy a copy as soon as possible, because not only the diary is relevant to one interested in observing literary devices of (self)representation in Victorian Britain's society ... (continue)

  ... a pity that I leaned the book from a library and hadn't time enough to finish it before the term's end. :) However, I will buy a copy as soon as possible, because not only the diary is relevant to one interested in observing literary devices of (self)representation in Victorian Britain's society, but quite entertaining, too.

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  Eleonora said on Jul 20, 2010 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 240 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0140621571
• ISBN-13: 9780140621570
• Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• Pub date: Feb 23, 1995
• Dimensions: 1161 mm x 710 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Others and eBook

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