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Understanding 9/11The History of Mr. Polly
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LibriVox recording of The History of Mr. Polly, by H. G. Wells (1866-1946). Read by Adrian Praetzellis.
A funny and touching account of the imaginative Mr. Polly who, bored and trapped in his conventional life, makes a U-turn –- and changes everything.
H.G. Wells’ early life as the son of a semi-insolvent shopkeeper and as a draper’s apprentice fueled his novels of the lower middle class: The Wheels of Chance (1896), Kipps (1905), and The History of Mr. Polly (1910). These works evoke the desperation of apprentices, clerks, and small traders in their monotonous toil behind shop counters. And, like Mr. Polly, his protagonists make a break from their mundane lives with more or less success.
H. G. Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific writer in history, general and science fiction, and politics. He was a lifelong socialist. (Summary by Adrian Praetzellis)
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A funny and touching account of the imaginative Mr. Polly who, bored and trapped in his conventional life, makes a U-turn –- and changes everything.
H.G. Wells’ early life as the son of a semi-insolvent shopkeeper and as a draper’s apprentice fueled his novels of the lower middle class: The Wheels of Chance (1896), Kipps (1905), and The History of Mr. Polly (1910). These works evoke the desperation of apprentices, clerks, and small traders in their monotonous toil behind shop counters. And, like Mr. Polly, his protagonists make a break from their mundane lives with more or less success.
H. G. Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific writer in history, general and science fiction, and politics. He was a lifelong socialist. (Summary by Adrian Praetzellis)
For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.
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June 24, 2021
Subject: Humorous, and Excellently Read
Subject: Humorous, and Excellently Read
The story itself is amusing and worth it. The reader is excellent and makes the story that much better.
Poor Mr. Polly is a mediocre man, living a mediocre and dead-end life, until that one night when he chooses to change things. Definitely unconventional, definitely witty.
Poor Mr. Polly is a mediocre man, living a mediocre and dead-end life, until that one night when he chooses to change things. Definitely unconventional, definitely witty.
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WarrenJ
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February 26, 2021
Subject: Laugh-out-loud!
Subject: Laugh-out-loud!
The reading of the comic scenes especially is wonderful.
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November 30, 2012
Subject: Delightful Reading
Subject: Delightful Reading
The reading and characterisation is perfect.
The life we live may become a trap. Courage to escape may come from unforeseen directions.
Mr. Polly gradually grows into a person who we can understand if not necessarily admire.
All this (and more) from Adrian Praetzellis's rich interpretation.
Thank you.
Montez
The life we live may become a trap. Courage to escape may come from unforeseen directions.
Mr. Polly gradually grows into a person who we can understand if not necessarily admire.
All this (and more) from Adrian Praetzellis's rich interpretation.
Thank you.
Montez
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