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The Diary of a Nobody

Серия: "Classics"

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.

Издательство: "Wordsworth" (2016)

ISBN: 978-1-85326-201-2

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Grossmith, George

▪ British comedian

born Dec. 9, 1847, London, Eng.
died March 1, 1912, Folkestone, Kent
 English comedian and singer who created many of the chief characters in the original productions of Gilbert and Sullivan light operas.

      After several years of journalistic work, Grossmith began about 1870 as a public entertainer, with songs, recitations, and sketches. His long connection with Gilbert and Sullivan began in 1877 at the Opera Comique, London, in the comic opera The Sorcerer. Thereafter, he appeared regularly at the Opera Comique, being transferred, in 1881, with the Gilbert and Sullivan productions to the new Savoy Theatre, London.

      In 1889 Grossmith left the Savoy and again set up as an entertainer, visiting all the major cities of Great Britain and the United States. He wrote an autobiography, A Society Clown (1888), and, with his brother Weedon Grossmith (1852–1919), an actor and playwright, wrote the amusing Diary of a Nobody (1892). His humorous songs and sketches exceeded 600. Both of his sons, George (1874–1935) and Lawrence Grossmith (1877–1944), were distinguished actors. George, Jr., became a well-known figure in musical comedies, entered the motion-picture industry in 1932, and wrote musical plays.

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Источник: Grossmith, George

GROSSMITH, WEEDON

   actor, artist, and contributor to Art Magazine and Punch; brother of preceding.

Источник: GROSSMITH, WEEDON

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