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The History of Mr. Polly (1910) (comic) NOVEL by: H. G. Wells (in English)
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The History of Mr. Polly (1910) (comic) NOVEL by: H. G. Wells (in English) - Wells, H. G.
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Synopsis "The History of Mr. Polly (1910) (comic) NOVEL by: H. G. Wells (in English)"
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' 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", 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 CathedraAlfred Polly lives in the imaginary town of Fishbourne in Kent[ (not to be confused with Fishbourne, West Sussex or Fishbourne, Isle of Wight - the town in the story is thought to be based on Sandgate, Kent where Wells lived for several years) The novel begins in medias res by presenting a miserable Mr. Polly: "He hated Foxbourne, [a] he hated Foxbourne High
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