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The History of Mr Polly Illustrated

The History of Mr Polly Illustrated

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Publisher's Synopsis

The History of Mr. Polly is a 1910 comic novel by H. G. Wells.The protagonist of The History of Mr. Polly is an antihero inspired by H. G. Wells's early experiences in the drapery trade: Alfred Polly, born circa 1870, a timid and directionless young man living in Edwardian England, who despite his own bumbling achieves contented serenity with little help from those around him. Mr. Polly's most striking characteristic is his "innate sense of epithet", [1] which leads him to coin hilarious expressions like "the Shoveacious Cult" for "sunny young men of an abounding and elbowing energy" and "dejected angelosity" for the ornaments of Canterbury Cathedral

Book information

ISBN: 9781656666734
Publisher: Independently Published
Imprint: Independently Published
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 272
Weight: 318g
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
Spine width: 14mm