Illustrations by Weedon Grossmith. The Diary of a Nobody is an English comic novel written in 1892 by the brothers George and Weedon Grossmith, with illustrations by the latter. It originated as an intermittent serial in Punch magazine in 188889 and first appeared in book form, with extended text and added illustrations, in 1892. The Diary records the daily events in the lives of a London clerk, Charles Pooter, his wife Carrie, his son William Lupin, and numerous friends and acquaintances over a period of 15 months. This is the 1946 edition. No dust jacket. Cover and spine are worn and faded.