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The History of Mr. Polly
About this work
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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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