The History Of Mr.Polly Annotated

A comic novel first published in 1910. Alfred Polly lives in the imaginary town of Fishbourne in Kent. Chapters 1-6 depict his life up to age 20, when he marries his cousin Miriam Larkins. Chapters 7-8 show Mr. Polly's spectacular suicide attempt. Chapters 9-10, at the Potwell Inn, culminates in Mr. Polly's courageous victory over 'Uncle Jim', a malicious relative of the innkeeper's granddaughter. An epilogue then depicts Mr. Polly at ease as assistant-innkeeper.