The History of Mr Polly – HG Wells

2 Responses to The History of Mr Polly – HG Wells

1. Mr Red says:

   March 14, 2020 at 11:57 am

   Written with Wells’s usual engaging fluency, this was enjoyable if in the end rather slight. Mr Polly’s tendency to Malapropism wasn’t nearly as funny as Wells clearly intended it to be, and I didn’t like the snobbery it expressed either. Still, the narrative drive keeps the reader hooked, and the fight scene at the inn towards the end is excitingly done, if not very realistic.

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2. Mr Black says:

   March 15, 2020 at 11:03 am

   A somewhat disappointing novella with an unbelievable plot line, but easily digestible and unoffensive.

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