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Title: THE HISTORY OF MR POLLY
By: H. G. Wells, John Sutherland, John Sutherland
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0141441070
ISBN 13: 9780141441078
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Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Pub. date: 31 March, 2005
Pages: 272
Description: 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.
Synopsis: 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 at the last moment to lead the bewildered Mr Polly to a bright new future - after he saves a life, fakes his death, and escapes to a life of heroism, hope and ultimate happiness.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Penguin Classics
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