The History of Mr Polly

赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯《波利先生的故事》

出版者:Penguin Classics

作者:H.G. Wells

页数:272

出版时间:2005-12-27

价格:USD 10.00

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780141441078

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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.

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