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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,
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- English
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- MP3
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- Public Domain
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- Public Domain
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- April 25, 2026
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The History of Mr. Polly by H. G. Wells
Source: Public Domain
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