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The Diary of a Nobody
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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/October 9, 2013 by BencherliteTalk 00:38, 25 September 2013‎ (UTC)



The Diary of a Nobody is an English comic novel written by the brothers George and Weedon Grossmith. Originally serialised in Punch magazine, it first appeared in book form in 1892. The Diary records the daily events in the lives of a London clerk, Charles Pooter, his wife Carrie, his son Lupin, and numerous friends and acquaintances; most of the its humour derives from Charles Pooter's unconscious and unwarranted sense of his own importance, and the frequency with which this delusion is punctured by gaffes and minor social humiliations. The daily routines and modest ambitions described in the Diary were instantly recognised by its contemporary readers, and provided later generations with glimpses of the past that became fashionable to imitate. Before their collaboration the brothers had pursued successful stage careers, George as the principal comedian  in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas for 12 years; Weedon, before embracing the stage, had trained as an artist and illustrator. Although the Diary's initial reception was muted, it grew in popularity and helped to establish a 20th century genre of humorous popular fiction based on lower or lower-middle class aspirations. It has been the subject of several stage and screen adaptations.

Support - SchroCat (talk) 16:55, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Recent promotion (17 August), no obvious date relevance. I've seen worse. Brianboulton (talk) 21:59, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

Support – An interesting subject.  Cassianto Talk   13:54, 24 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Support – Mr Pooter is well known and much loved. Is The Diary better known than that classic Three Men in a Boat? They are probably on a par. Be that as it may this unexpected and delicious Victorian book will grace our front page, and has co-author Weedon Grossmith's sly sketches to illustrate the front page. Tim riley (talk) 00:02, 25 September 2013 (UTC)