{"title":"George Grossmith","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeorge Grossmith’s works offer a delightfully satirical glimpse into everyday life, filled with wit and a lighthearted touch. Readers can expect narratives rich in social commentary, delivered through charming and often humorous storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFamous for titles like \u003cem\u003eThe Diary of a Nobody\u003c\/em\u003e, his writing captures the quirks of British middle-class existence with warmth and clever observation, making his books a timeless pleasure for lovers of 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"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/george-grossmith.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}