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1 giorno fa · Novels of social realism such as Kipps (1905) and The History of Mr Polly (1910), which describe lower-middle-class English life, led to the suggestion that he was a worthy successor to Charles Dickens,: 99 but Wells described a range of social strata and even attempted, in Tono-Bungay (1909), a diagnosis of English society as a whole.
19 giu 2024 · In una desolante cittadina della provincia inglese, Mr Polly è un uomo di mezza età la cui vita è afflitta dalla fallimentare gestione di un negozio di abbigliamento, da una moglie sempre più insopportabile, nonché da problemi digestivi e fastidiosi sintomi psicosomatici.
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17 giu 2024 · This is a list of notable films financed by J. Arthur Rank and The Rank Organisation.
10 giu 2024 · John Mills stars as Alfred Polly, recently sacked from his job he inherits money from his father, thus enabling him to take a bike tour of the country. He falls in love but it all goes wrong so Alfred ends up marrying his cousin, Miriam.
24 giu 2024 · History Of Mr. Polly: John Mills stars in this celebrated adaptation of the H.G. Wells classic. Mr Polly is a sensitive soul idling away his days as a humble drapers assistant until one day he is abruptly sacked for daydreaming at work.
21 giu 2024 · His novel, 'The History of Mr Polly', described its inadequacies as suffered by the fictional hero of the book. Following his father's bankruptcy, the shop having finally failed, and Wells was apprenticed to the drapery trade already followed by his older brothers.
13 giu 2024 · As Mr. Polly navigates the challenges of his mundane existence, he embarks on a quest for redemption, seeking to break free from the constraints of societal expectations and find meaning in his life.
