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  2. 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 ...

    • H. G. Wells
    • 1910
  3. A British drama film based on H.G. Wells' novel about a man who rebels against his conventional life. John Mills stars as Alfred Polly, who inherits money, marries the wrong woman, and runs a shop, but eventually escapes to the countryside.

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    • Drama
    • Anthony Pelissier
    • 1950-09-15
  4. The History of Mr. Polly is a 1949 British film based on the 1910 comic novel The History of Mr. Polly by H.G. Wells. It was directed by Anthony Pelissier (who is also credited with the script) and stars John Mills, Betty Ann Davies, Megs Jenkins, Moore Marriott and Finlay Currie.

  5. The History of Mr. Polly. H.G. Wells, John Sutherland (Introduction), Simon J. James (Notes) 3.65. 1,941 ratings226 reviews. 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.

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    • Paperback
  6. Mr. Polly had always regarded his father as an immortal, as an eternal fact, and his father being of a reserved nature in his declining years had said nothing about the insurance policy. Both wealth and bereavement therefore took Mr. Polly by surprise and found him a little inadequate.

  7. May 7, 2007 · With Lee Evans, Anne-Marie Duff, Julie Graham, Richard Coyle. In the early 1900s Alfred Polly, still hankering after his dream girl Christabel, marries Miriam Larkins and they open a shop, but, as the years go by, the marriage becomes stale and Polly feels trapped.

  8. Jan 1, 2005 · The History of Mr. Polly by H. G. Wells. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.

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