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   Is the history of Mr Polly based on a true story?

   • 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.

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   Who wrote the history of Mr Polly?

   • The History of Mr. Polly was included by Robert McCrum in his list of the 100 best novels in English in The Guardian. A film version of the same name was made in 1949 by Anthony Pellisier, with John Mills as Polly.

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   Is the history of Mr Polly a good book?

   • The History of Mr. Polly (1910) is a wonderful little novel H.G. Wells (1866-1946) is now most remembered as a pioneer of science fiction (e.g.

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   Who is Mr Polly's girlfriend?

   • Christabel, a coy, pretty schoolgirl, Mr. Polly’s only romantic interest. For ten days he courts her as she sits on the schoolyard wall, but at last her teen-age schoolmates giggle and she runs off, shattering Mr. Polly’s dream. Parsons, Mr. Polly’s best friend when he was a draper’s assistant.

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   Who is Mrs Polly's sister?

   • Annie Larkins, her daughter and Mrs. Polly’s sister. One of Mr. Polly’s kissing cousins, she enjoys vigorous embraces and laughs loudly at all his jokes. Then, as a middle-aged frump, she becomes Miriam’s partner in the tea shop venture. Minnie Larkins, another sister of Miriam. Though ill-bred and common, she almost won Mr. Polly for a husband.

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   How does Mr Polly show his pluck?

   • He wanders until he finds a wayside inn kept by a plump woman who is threatened by her worthless nephew, called Uncle Jim. Mr. Polly shows his pluck by standing up, rather quakingly, to Jim and defeating him in a series of comic fights. Five years later, he returns home, finds himself unneeded, and goes back to the inn for good.

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   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 ...

   • Author: H. G. Wells

   • Publish Year: 1910

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   With an inheritance after his father's death, Alfred Polly finds love in the arms of a schoolgirl but marries an unattractive cousin and opens a shop, which leading him to unhappiness, arson, suicide attempts, and escape. Director. Anthony Pelissier. Writers. H.G. Wells.

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   • Genre: Drama

   • Director: Anthony Pelissier
   • Release Date: 1950-09-15

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   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. [2] 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. [3]

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   Directed by. Anthony Pélissier. Produced by. John Mills. Written by. Anthony Pélissier. Featuring. John Mills, Sally Ann Howes, Finlay Currie. Running time.

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   Mr. Alfred Polly, a sensitive, dyspeptic petty tradesman, given to romantic dreams, mispronunciation, and pungent phrases. After starting as a draper’s assistant, he was left some money by...

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    H.G. Wells, John Sutherland (Introduction), Simon J. James (Notes) 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.