The Diary of a Nobody oleh George Grossmith
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Judul:
The Diary of a Nobody
Penulis:
George Grossmith
Kategori:
History
ISBN:
6610000025527
Penerbit:
PublishDrive Inc (PublishDrive)
Ukuran file:
0.36 MB
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Ringkasan
The diary begins on 3 April of an unstated year, and runs for approximately 15 months. In a short prologue, readers are informed that Charles Pooter and his wife Caroline (Carrie) have just moved to a new home at The Laurels, Brickfield Terrace, Holloway. Mr Pooter is a City of London clerk with Perkupps, possibly an accountancy or private banking firm (though their business is not explicitly stated). The couples 20-year-old son William works as a bank clerk in Oldham. The first entries describe the Pooters daily lives and introduce their particular friends, such as their neighbour Gowing, the enthusiastic bicyclist Cummings, and the Jameses from Sutton. From the beginning a pattern is set whereby the small vexations of the Pooters daily lives are recounted, many of them arising from Pooters unconscious self-importance and pomposity. Trouble with servants, tradesmen, and office juniors occur regularly, along with minor social embarrassments and humiliations...
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