The History of Mr. Polly by H. G. Wells
"The History of Mr. Polly" by H. G. Wells is a comic novel published in 1910. It follows Alfred Polly, a timid and directionless man in Edwardian England with a gift for inventing hilarious expressions. Trapped in a miserable marriage and failing shop, Mr. Polly desperately seeks escape from his suffocating life. His journey takes him from a spectacular suicide attempt to unexpected heroism at a country inn, where he finally discovers
contentment through courage and self-determination. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946 |
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| Title | The History of Mr. Polly |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_Mr_Polly |
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Produced by Curtis A. Weyant, Charles Franks, and the Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Life change events -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 7308 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Nov 1, 2015 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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