The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ is the first book in the Adrian Mole series of comedic fiction, written by Sue Townsend. The book is written in a diary style, and focuses on the worries and regrets of a teenager who believes himself to be an intellectual. The story is set in 1981 and 1982, and in the background it refers to some of the historic world events of the time, such as the Falklands War and the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana as well as the birth
Adrian Mole show it to the world." Two overlapping compilations exist. The first two books are repackaged in one volume, and "" includes "The True Confessions" and "The Wilderness Years", as well as a bonus not available separately, "Adrian Mole and the Small Amphibians". "Adrian Mole From Minor to Major" (i.e. from being a child to the years of the John Major government) is a compilation of the first three books and "Adrian Mole and the Small Amphibians". The table below details the title of each novel and the time period covered by Mole's entries: Adrian Mole Adrian Albert Mole is the