Walter Weedon Grossmith bol anglický spisovateľ, maliar, herec a dramatik, najlepšie známy ako spoluautor diela "The Diary of a Nobody". Sám toto dielo aj úspešne ilustroval. Pôvodne sa venoval maľbe, ale kvôli finančným dôvodom sa stal hercom, kde sa špecializoval na komediálne úlohy. Jeho typické postavy, často prefíkané a ustresované, boli s ním tak späté, že "rola Weedona Grossmitha" sa stala bežnou súčasťou divadla jeho doby.
Mr Pooter's diary is a faithful record of the daily grind in respectable suburbia and the city office. It tells of his constant war against insolent tradesmen and impudent junior clerks, his incomprehensible son Lupin, and his over-whelming feeling that the biggest joke is on him.
Weedon Grossmith's 1892 book presents the details of English suburban life through the anxious and accident-prone character of Charles Pooter. Pooter's diary chronicles his daily routine, which includes small parties, minor embarrassments, home improvements, and his relationship with a troublesome son. The small minded but essentially decent suburban world he inhabits is both hilarious and painfully familiar. This edition features Weedon Grossmith's illustrations and an introduction which discusses the story's social context.