The History of Mr Polly
Author(s): H.G. Wells
Mr Polly is an ordinary middle-aged man who is tired of his wife's nagging and his dreary job as the owner of a regional gentleman's outfitters. Faced with the threat of bankruptcy, he concludes that the only way to escape his frustrating existence is by burning his shop to the ground and killing himself. Unexpected events, however, conspire to lead the bewildered Mr Polly to a bright new future - after he saves a life, fakes his death and escapes to a world of heroism and hope.
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H.G. Wells was born in Bromley, Kent in 1866. After working as a draper's apprentice and pupil-teacher, he won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in 1884, studying under T. H. Huxley. He was awarded a first-class honours degree in biology and resumed teaching but had to retire after a kick from an ill-natured pupil afflicted his kidneys. He worked in poverty in London as a crammer while experimenting in journalism and stories. It was withTHE TIME MACHINE (1895) that he had his real breakthrough.
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- : Orion Publishing Co
- : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- : 0.292
- : 30 November 2010
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 March 2011
- : books
Special Fields
- : 208
- : 823.912
- : New
- : Hardback
- : H.G. Wells