The History of Mr. Polly - H. G. Wells

This work by H. G. Wells was first published in 1910. In contrast to Wells¿ early speculative fiction works like The Time Machine, this is a comic novel set in the everyday world of the late Victorian and early Edwardian era in England. Despite the less than happy life-story of Mr. Polly, it is an amusing book, enlivened by Polly¿s inventive attitude towards the English language.Alfred Polly¿s mother dies when he is only seven, and he is brought up by his father and a stern aunt. He is indifferently..