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The History of Mr Polly
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The History of Mr. Polly is a 1910 comic novel by H. G. Wells.
first edition cover
first edition cover
H. G. Wells
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Herbert George Wells was an English writer. Prolific in many genres, he wrote more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography. Wells' science fiction novels are so well regarded that he has been called the "father of science fiction".
Photograph by George Charles Beresford, 1920
Photograph by George Charles Beresford, 1920
Young Wells, "Bertie" as he was known, c. 1870s
Young Wells, "Bertie" as he was known, c. 1870s
Wells spent the winter of 1887–88 convalescing at Uppark, where his mother, Sarah, was the housekeeper.
Wells spent the winter of 1887–88 convalescing at Uppark, where his mother, Sarah, was the housekeeper.
Commemorative plaque in Midhurst, West Sussex, marking where Wells lodged while a teacher at Midhurst Grammar School between 1883 and 1884
Commemorative plaque in Midhurst, West Sussex, marking where Wells lodged while a teacher at Midhurst Grammar School between 1883 and 1884