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Dec 14, 2010 diary of a nobody is a fictional account of the daily life of mr charles pooter, a middleaged city of london clerk. It is t o paint a vivid picture of the students challenging life, the student uses time to structure his or her entry. Free audiobook of george and weedon grossmith s the diary of a nobody. Buy the diary of a nobody by george grossmith from amazons fiction books store. The project gutenberg ebook, the diary of a nobody, by george and weedon grossmith this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with.
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