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Mr Polly is a sensitive soul. His job as a draper’s assistant does not suit him at all and when, one day he is sacked for day-dreaming, he despairs of ever finding another job. His father’s death suddenly brings him a large inheritance, and with it he purchases a bike and sets off to find adventure.
6 de mai. de 2007 · The film looks gorgeous with cinematographer ... The fanciful style that H.G. Wells employed for his 1910 comic novel "The History of Mr. Polly" is difficult to transfer to the screen but ...
6 de mai. de 2007 · Après quinze ans de mariage sans joie, d'indigestions chroniques et de mauvaises affaires, M. Polly décide d'en finir. Il met le feu à sa maison et part vers une nouvelle vie. C'est dans une auberge de campagne qu'il deviendra un autre homme et trouvera une sorte de bonheur.Un de ces romans pleins de charme, d'humour et de vérité, que le grand H.G. Wells se plaisait à écrire.
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Verified Purchase. Mr Polly is a dreamer; a daydreamer, who never seems to know exactly what it is he wants, apart from a quiet and simple existence. After the death of a relative, he inherits some money and eventually finds a wife, opens a shop and soon becomes trapped in a dismal and uninteresting existence.
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It was a natural for Rank to adapt; at the time they were churning out safe, predictable adaptations of classic novels, which in the case of films such as 1947's Nicholas Nickleby pale in comparison to the Lean versions of Great Expectations and Oliver Twist; but The History of Mr Polly is perfect for this approach, with its light, gentle humour, albeit with a satirical touch.
You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The History of Mr. Polly Author: H. G. Wells Posting Date: May 3, 2011 [EBook #7308] Release Date: January, 2005 [This file was first posted on April 10, 2003] [Last updated: November 1, 2015] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO ...
