The History of Mr. Polly
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H. G. Wells' comic 1910 novel, The History of Mr. Polly, stars Alfred Polly, a timid man who is more successful at daydreaming than working in the local draper's shops. He marries a woman he's not really in love with, despite being in love with another, and together they attempt to create a success of their own shop while slowly making one another miserable. But on the night of a fire everything changes in Mr. Polly's life.
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Edition identifiers ISBN-10 2070370143 · ISBN-13 9782070370146
Subjects
- Classic Literature
- Fiction
- Wit & Humor
- Discontent
- Manners and customs
- Life change events
- Social life and customs
- British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)
- Fiction, historical, general
- Fiction, science fiction, general
- Wit and Humor
- Fiction, general
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Mass Market PaperbackMarch 10, 1978 · Gallimard
- Extent
- 338 pages
- Language
- French
- ISBN-10
- 2070370143
- EAN-13
- 9782070370146
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