The History of Mr. Polly by H. G. Wells, Fiction, Literary (Hardcover)

from john257hopper

I can see that this would have been very witty when it was published, but I just could not get into it, despite being at the same time of life as Mr Polly.

from Ma_Washigeri

I read it a few times many years ago - so one of my favourites then. From long past the other side of 40 (Mr Polly's age half way through the book when his history finishes and the actual narrative resumes and about the age of Mr Wells when he wrote it) this is a really miserable and uncomfortabl...

from eglinton

Slacker tale of the turn of the last century, a welcome corrective from an era usually depicted as earnest. Mr Polly enjoys 'talking bosh and laughing', and is an uncontrollable phrasemonger, like Reggie Perrin or Schweik.  He has an imaginative streak, an amusing way with words, and a twinkle fo...

from lisahistory

Mr Polly uses wonderful malapropisms and created words to describe things - a fun story.

from dazzyj

Lively satire by Wells, displaying his deep and detailed first hand knowledge of the Edwardian lower middle class.