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Scheherazade
12-08-2007, 09:10 PM
[B]The Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith

Another Victorian gem which is often overlooked and rarely heard of.

Charles Pooter, who works as a clerk in the City, is the "author" of this wonderfully amusing diary, which offers an insightful glimps into the life of Victorian Middle class families. The pretentious members of the Pooter family exude self-importance without much justification and often too occupied with themselves to realise that they are viewed differently by the people around themselves.

If you are looking for something different and entertaining, you cannot go wrong with The Diary of a Nobody.

8/10 KitKats!

Faramir
02-10-2012, 08:22 AM
Can anyone help?

I remember a cassette tape reading of DOAN which I very much enjoyed as a child, which was read by Arthur Lowe of Dad's Army. I heartily recommend it as the finest reading I've heard, Lowe had just the right voice, intonation, timing etc.

I'd love to have this recording again, but the BBC are not putting such old stuff online/CD, and the only available copies on Amazon/Ebay are old cassette box sets..& I've not had a cassette player for years.

Has anyone else heard this recording/got a digital version or know where I can buy such a thing?

I'm happy to pay the people who made it, but if it's been lost to history it may be something I'll have to torrent.. I don't agree with piracy as a rule, but operate on the 'shoplifting principle' (i.e. I will attempt to pay before leaving!)