grossmith george grossmith weedon the diary of a nobody
Grossmith George, Grossmith Weedon The Diary of a Nobody
'The funniest book in the world' Evelyn Waugh Mr Charles Pooter is a respectable man. He has just moved into a very desirable home in Holloway with his dear wife Carrie, from where he commutes to his job of valued clerk at a reputable bank in the City. Unfortunately neither his dear friends Mr Cummings and Mr Gowing, nor the butcher, the greengrocer's boy and the Lord Mayor seem to recognise Mr Pooter's innate gentility, and his disappointing son Lupin has gone and got himself involved with a most unsuitable fiancee... George and Weedon Grossmith's comic novel, perfectly illustrated by Weedon, is a glorious, affectionate caricature of the English middle-class at the end of nineteenth century.
2342 Руб.
Grossmith George, Grossmith Weedon The Diary of a Nobody
Channelling a razor-sharp satire through the everyday mishaps of the immortal comic character Mr Pooter, George and Weedon Grossmith's The Diary of a Nobody is edited with an introduction and notes by Ed Glinert in Penguin Classics. Mr Pooter is a man of modest ambitions, content with his ordinary life. Yet he always seems to be troubled by disagreeable tradesmen, impertinent young office clerks and wayward friends, not to mention his devil-may-care son Lupin with his unsuitable choice of bride. In the bumbling, absurd, yet ultimately endearing character of Pooter, the Grossmith brothers created a wonderful portrait of the class system and the inherent snobbishness of the suburban middle-class suburbia - one which sends up the late Victorian crazes for Aestheticism, spiritualism and bicycling, as well as the fashion for publishing diaries by anybody and everybody. This edition contains the original illustrations by Weedon Grossmith and an introduction by Ed Glinert, author of The London Compendium, discussing the novel's serialisation in Punch, the growth of the suburbs and the figure of Mrs Pooter. George Grossmith (1847-1912) initially worked as a journalist, reporting Police Court proceedings for The Times. In 1870 he began his career as a singer and entertainer, creating some of the most memorable characters in Gilbert and Sullivan's operettas. Weedon Grossmith (1854-1919) brother of George, was educated at the Slade and the Royal Academy with a view to following a career as a painter, and exhibited at the Grosvenor Gallery and the Royal Academy. Joining a theatre company in 1885, he toured the provinces and America. The best-known of his many plays, The Night of the Party, was published in 1901.
1823 Руб.
Grossmith George, Grossmith Weedon The Diary of a Nobody
The Diary of a Nobody is so unassuming a work that even its author, George Grossmith, seemed unaware that he had produced a masterpiece. For more than a century this wonderfully comic portrayal of suburban life and values has remained in print, a source of delight to generations of readers, and a major literary influence, much imitated but never equalled. If you don't recognise yourself at some point in The Diary you are probably less than human. If you can read it without laughing aloud you have no sense of humour.
1048 Руб.
Grossmith George, Grossmith Weedon The Diary of a Nobody
Джордж Гроссмит - яркий комический актёр, автор и исполнитель весьма популярных в своё время скетчей и песен, автор либретто многих оперетт. Его младший брат Уидон Гроссмит - талантливый карикатурист, драматург и одарённый актер. "Дневник незначительного лица" - это не просто настоящая классика жанра английского юмора, но всей английской прозы в целом. Остроумные фразочки, курьёзные ситуации, незатейливые, но, вместе с тем, колоритные персонажи вплетаются в настоящую паутину жизни дневниковых записок и заметок на злобу дня. Читайте зарубежную литературу в оригинале!
594 Руб.
Grossmith George, Grossmith Weedon The Diary of a Nobody
'I fail to see', writes suburban bank clerk Charles Pooter '- because I do not happen to be a "Somebody" - why my diary should not be interesting.' This comic masterpiece of 1892 records the life of an ordinary man, the putative Samuel Pepys of his day, who rather pompously paints a picture of himself that is both unwittingly hilarious and also most endearing. The accident-prone Pooter lives in a house called 'The Laurels' in the London suburb of Holloway and this diary is a catalogue of his triumphs and disasters, including run-ins with uppity tradesmen, wince-making jokes he shares with his 'dear wife', hapless attempts at DIY, and clashes with his louche son Lupin over his unsuitable choice of fiancee. To give him his due, Pooter always tries to make the best of everything, but his efforts to communicate in print end up as a razor-sharp satire on the Victorian age, its fashionable preoccupations and endless small snobberies. Evelyn Waugh called it 'the funniest book in the world'.
1194 Руб.
Grossmith George, Grossmith Weedon The Diary of a Nobody
The Diary of a Nobody is a comic masterpiece that has been hugely influential since its first publication in 1892. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features Weedon Grossmith's original illustrations and an afterword by novelist Paul Bailey. Proud to be ensconced with his wife Carrie at 'The Laurels' in the desirable London suburb of Holloway, bank clerk Charles Pooter decides to keep a diary. From the frequent visits from his dear friends Mr Cummings and Mr Gowing to the ups and downs of his feckless son Lupin, the self-regarding Mr Pooter considers, mistakenly, that all aspects of his life are worthy of note. The result is a hilarious spoof and a perfectly pitched satire on late Victorian society.
2673 Руб.
Grossmith W., Grossmith G. The Diary of a Nobody = Дневник незначительного лица: на англ.яз
Джордж Гроссмит - яркий комический актёр, автор и исполнитель весьма популярных в своё время скетчей и песен, автор либретто многих оперетт. Его младший брат Уидон Гроссмит - талантливый карикатурист, драматург и одарённый актер."Дневник незначительного лица" - это не просто настоящая классика жанра английского юмора, но всей английской прозы в целом. Остроумные фразочки, курьёзные ситуации, незатейливые, но, вместе с тем, колоритные персонажи вплетаются в настоящую паутину жизни дневниковых записок и заметок на злобу дня.Читайте зарубежную литературу в оригинале!
508 Руб.
Grossmith W., Grossmith G. The Diary of a Nobody = Дневник незначительного лица: на англ.яз
Джордж Гроссмит - яркий комический актёр, автор и исполнитель весьма популярных в своё время скетчей и песен, автор либретто многих оперетт. Его младший брат Уидон Гроссмит - талантливый карикатурист, драматург и одарённый актер."Дневник незначительного лица" - это не просто настоящая классика жанра английского юмора, но всей английской прозы в целом. Остроумные фразочки, курьёзные ситуации, незатейливые, но, вместе с тем, колоритные персонажи вплетаются в настоящую паутину жизни дневниковых записок и заметок на злобу дня.Читайте зарубежную литературу в оригинале!
508 Руб.
The Diary of a Nobody
Джордж Гроссмит - яркий комический актёр, автор и исполнитель весьма популярных в своё время скетчей и песен, автор либретто многих оперетт. Его младший брат Уидон Гроссмит - талантливый карикатурист, драматург и одарённый актер. "Дневник незначительного лица" - это не просто настоящая классика жанра английского юмора, но всей английской прозы в целом. Остроумные фразочки, курьёзные ситуации, незатейливые, но, вместе с тем, колоритные персонажи вплетаются в настоящую паутину жизни дневниковых записок и заметок на злобу дня. Читайте зарубежную литературу в оригинале!
99 Руб.
Townsend Sue The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole
Saturday January 25th 10 a.m. I am ill with all the worry, too weak to write much. Nobody has noticed I haven't eaten any breakfast. 2 p.m....... Perhaps when I am famous and my diary is discovered people will understand the torment of being a 13 3/4-year-old undiscovered intellectual. 6pm Pandora! My lost love! Now I will never stroke your treacle hair! (Although my blue felt-tip is still at your disposal.) Adrian Mole's painfully honest diary is a hilarious spots-and-all glimpse into the troubled life of a teenage 'misunderstood intellectual' Издание полностью на английском языке.
2070 Руб.
Steinbeck John Of Mice and Men
Lennie was still staring at the door where the woman had stood. 'Oh, she's really pretty,' he said and smiled. George turned round to face him, took hold of one of his ears and shook him. 'Listen to me, you fool,' George said fiercely. 'Don't even look at that woman. I don't care what she says and what she does. I've see dangerous women before, but nobody as dangerous as her.' The tragic story of George and Lennie, who move from one farm to another, looking for work. George is clever but Lennie's size and slowness is always getting him into trouble. One day the two men get a job on a farm. Things are going well until they meet the unhappy wife of Curley, the farm foreman. Curley's wife becomes friendly with Lennie... Retold by Martin Winks.
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Audio CD Ennio Morricone - Original Soundtrack: The Very Best Of Ennio Morricone (Hybrid-SACD) (1 CD)
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Christie Agatha Dead Man's Folly
Издание полностью на английском языке. A charity murder game at a Devon house turns into the real thing... Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village fete, hit upon the novel idea of staging a mock murder mystery. In good faith, Ariadne Oliver, the well known crime writer, agrees to organise their murder hunt. Despite weeks of meticulous planning, at the last minute Ariadne calls her friend Hercule Poirot for his expert assistance. Instinctively, she senses that something sinister is about to happen… Beware - nobody is quite what they seem!
976 Руб.
Christie Agatha Dead Man's Folly
Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery, now presented as a sumptuous special edition hardback. Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village fкte, hit upon the novel idea of staging a mock murder mystery. In good faith, Ariadne Oliver, the well known crime writer, agrees to organise their murder hunt. Despite weeks of meticulous planning, at the last minute Ariadne calls her friend Hercule Poirot for his expert assistance. Instinctively, she senses that something sinister is about to happen… Beware – nobody is quite what they seem!
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French Dawn Me. You. Not a Diary
Me You: Not A Diary is a pocket diary without the diary part. Or the pocket. It includes everything you loved about the original but without the calendar pages. To keep a working diary alongside Dawn, we recommend the hardback edition of Me You: A Diary. Me You is a place for me and you to reflect on the patterns and changes of the year. It's full of my thoughts about the seasons, the months and what matters. It's your guide to reflecting on the year you've just had - or the one still to come. Dive in, the paper's lovely . . .
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Frank Anne The Diary of Anne Frank. Abridged for young readers
The Diary of a Young Girl abridged for younger readers and published in memory of Anne Frank, who died 70 years ago, just weeks before the end of World War II. Sensitively edited and with a connecting commentary by editor, Mirjam Pressler, the abridged edition of The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank gives younger readers their first introduction to the extraordinary diary of an ordinary girl who has long become a household name. This abridged edition has a short prologue written by the editor, Mirjam Pressler, as well as a connecting commentary. There are beautiful line drawings, family photographs, and an Afterword to explain why the Diary ends so abruptly. This shorter edition is suitable for younger children who want to read Anne's diary for themselves.
2085 Руб.