The Diary of a Nobody
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Diaries of not famous people
Randy
May 18, 2014 10:16AM
As I was writing in my diary today, I thought that it would be interesting to read someone else's diary (a thought occurring to younger siblings world wide). I would very much like to see someone else reflections on his or her more or less ordinary life. Can anyone recommend a dairy along these lines?
You could always try the "Diary of Samuel Pepys", or the Adrian Mole series?
Samuel Pepys was a 17th century businessman, who famously chronicled regarding the Great Fire of London in 1666.
Adrian Mole's diaries are fictional but very good.
Samuel Pepys was a 17th century businessman, who famously chronicled regarding the Great Fire of London in 1666.
Adrian Mole's diaries are fictional but very good.
Well if you can deal with quite a bit of teenage Angst (and bear in mind that it's aimed at teenagers) there's always My Mad Fat Teenage Diary. It's the diary that the author genuinely wrote when she was 16 and it's very... true feeling. Other than that, I think all of the above recommendations are v. good
I have read quite a lot of diaries of ordinary people written in Britain during WWII. I found those very interesting. See my bookshelf marked 'Second World War experiences' for more details.
Tommy's War and Tommy's Peace were both fascinating reads about life in Glasgow during and after WW 1.
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Kilvert was a curate in the Welsh Marches in around the 1870s. He wrote a diary about his daily life and the people he met. There is a Kilvert Society now, and people go on walks to the places he mentioned in the diary.
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