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The Diary of a Nobody
George Grossmith, Weedon Grossmith
- Form
- Form Novel
- Year
- Year 1892
- Pages
- Pages 180
A City clerk moves into a small suburban villa and keeps a diary of it in complete earnest: the tradesmen, the red enamel paint, the jokes nobody laughs at, the son who keeps losing jobs. It ends with his employer buying him the house.
I left the room with silent dignity, but caught my foot in the mat.
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