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Charles pooter is a fictional character, the supposed author and leading character of george and weedon grossmiths comic novel the diary of a nobody. The university of adelaide library is proud to have contributed to the early movement of free ebooks and to have witnessed their popularity as they grew to become a regular fixture in study, research, and leisure. The fomc issued a very bland statement on wednesday after its twoday meeting. This complete text of the diary of a nobody by george and weedon grossmith, with illustrations by weedon grossmith, is in the public domain. It was written by george grossmith and illustrated by his brother weedon in the late1880s and was originally serialised in punch. The diary of a nobody george grossmith, weedon grossmith. Martin does not want anyone else to write stories set in the world that he has so lovingly created. We are very grateful to you all for your patronage and support over the years. Chapter v the diary of a nobody by george and weedon.
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