The History of Mr. Polly

Part 9 The Potwell Inn Chapter 12

Word Count: 79 | Released on: 18/11/2017

He did not return for some days. That perhaps was not very wonderful. But the days lengthened to weeks and the weeks to months and still Uncle Jim did not recur. A year passed, and the anxiety of him became less acute; a second healing year followed the first. One afternoon about thirty months after the Night Surprise the plump woman spoke of him.

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The History of Mr. Polly

H. G. Wells Literature

“Mr. Polly is an ordinary middle-aged man who is tired of his wifes nagging and his dreary job as the owner of a regional gentlemans outfitters. Faced with the threat of bankruptcy, he concludes that the only way to escape his frustrating existence is by burning his shop to the ground and killing himself. Unexpected events, however, conspire to lead the bewildered Mr. Polly to a bright new futureafter he saves a life, fakes his death, and escapes to a world of heroism and hope.”