Books author - "H. G. Wells"
Description This work by H. G. Wells was first published in 1910. In contrast to Wellsβ 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 Pollyβs inventive attitude towards the English language. Alfred Pollyβs mother dies when he is only seven, and he is brought up by his father and a stern aunt.
Description This work by H. G. Wells was first published in 1910. In contrast to Wellsβ 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 Pollyβs inventive attitude towards the English language. Alfred Pollyβs mother dies when he is only seven, and he is brought up by his father and a stern aunt.