The History of Mr. Polly
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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_Mr_Polly Release date is 2005-01-01
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"The History of Mr. Polly" by H. G. Wells is a comic novel published in 1910. It follows Alfred Polly, a timid and directionless man in Edwardian England with a gift for inventing hilarious expressions. Trapped in a miserable marriage and failing shop, Mr. Polly desperately seeks escape from his suffocating life. His journey takes him from a spectacular suicide attempt to unexpected heroism at a country inn, where he finally discovers contentment through courage and self-determination. (This is an automatically generated summary.)