"The History Of Mr. Polly" 1948 WELLS, H.G. Julian Barrow He married Yolande Lefèvre d'Ormesson

He married Yolande Lefèvre d'Ormesson (1880-1974)

Jean Moral

83 illustrations from photographs

The pastels are not so sensational as some of the author's other works but

"The History Of Mr. Polly" 1948 WELLS, H.G. Julian Barrow He married Yolande Lefèvre d'OrmessonWELLS, H. G. [238] pp. Penguin Books 1948 7 1 8" x 4 1 2" The protagonist of The History of Mr. Polly is an antihero inspired by H. G. Wells's early experiences in the drapery trade: Alfred Polly, born circa 1870, a timid and directionless young man living in Edwardian England, who despite his own bumbling achieves contented serenity with little help from those around him. Mr. Polly's most striking characteristic is his "innate sense of epithet",