{"title":"George Grossmith","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeorge Grossmith’s works offer a delightful glimpse into the humour and intricacies of everyday life, capturing the quirks of Victorian society with wit and charm. Readers can expect engaging narratives rich in satire and gentle comedy, exemplified by classics like \u003cem\u003eThe Diary of a Nobody\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfectly blending humour with keen social observation, Grossmith’s stories remain timeless explorations of human foibles and the absurdities found within ordinary experiences. His writing invites readers to enjoy the subtle pleasures of well-crafted general fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-diary-of-a-nobody-by-weedon-grossmith-9780140437324","title":"The Diary of a Nobody","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePenguin Classics relaunch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Diary of a Nobody\u003c\/em\u003e began as a serial in \u003cem\u003ePunch\u003c\/em\u003e and the book which followed in 1892 has never been out of print. The Grossmith brothers not only created an immortal comic character but produced a clever satire of their society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMr Pooter is an office clerk and upright family man in a dull 1880s suburb. His diary is a wonderful portrait of the class system and the inherent snobbishness of the suburban middle classes. It sends up contemporary crazes for Aestheticism, spiritualism and bicycling, as well as the fashion for publishing diaries by anybody and everybody.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47394352464108,"sku":"9780140437324","price":24.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27261013482237.jpg?v=1773624286"},{"product_id":"the-diary-of-a-nobody-by-george-grossmith-9781847495273","title":"The Diary of a Nobody","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaving just moved into a fine, six-roomed residence, “the Laurels”, the Pooters are ready to begin a new life. Charles, the paterfamilias, a lowly clerk in a City of London firm, begins to keep a diary. Over the next fifteen months, this diary will provide a record of the small trials and tribulations, as well as the preoccupations, aspirations and social anxieties, of a late-Victorian family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSerialised in \u003cem\u003ePunch\u003c\/em\u003e between 1888 and 1889, and later expanded and illustrated for publication in volume form in 1892, \u003cem\u003eThe Diary of a Nobody\u003c\/em\u003e, the Grossmith brothers’ highest achievement, is a comic masterpiece and arguably one of the greatest artistic collaborations of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48022082846956,"sku":"9781847495273","price":19.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781847495273-the-diary-of-a-nobody.jpg?v=1785288201"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/george-grossmith.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}