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ArishMell · 70-79, M
He also wrote a non-science novel based very much on Earth, [i]The History of Mr. Polly. [/i]
This was one of the set English Literature books at school, and is the biography of a fictional draper. I don't recall being told at the time that Wells himself had been an apprentice in that trade, so I see now he may have drawn on some of his experiences, or at least knowledge, of that for the story.
He does start with Mr Polly's apprenticeship as a draper; but has his hero go on to marry, and to stay a draper with his own shop for much of the novel. I won't give away why only "much" of the narrative - I can still remember it despite my reading it only on that course well over 60 years ago.
Wells' [i]War Of The Worlds[/i] is really a much thinner story than [i]Polly[/i], but I have read an intriguing short sequel by another, recent author (sorry, I forget his name and the title ). In that, a manned exploration of Mars from Earth, discovers what had happened to the Martians and why they tried their invasion described by Wells.
This was one of the set English Literature books at school, and is the biography of a fictional draper. I don't recall being told at the time that Wells himself had been an apprentice in that trade, so I see now he may have drawn on some of his experiences, or at least knowledge, of that for the story.
He does start with Mr Polly's apprenticeship as a draper; but has his hero go on to marry, and to stay a draper with his own shop for much of the novel. I won't give away why only "much" of the narrative - I can still remember it despite my reading it only on that course well over 60 years ago.
Wells' [i]War Of The Worlds[/i] is really a much thinner story than [i]Polly[/i], but I have read an intriguing short sequel by another, recent author (sorry, I forget his name and the title ). In that, a manned exploration of Mars from Earth, discovers what had happened to the Martians and why they tried their invasion described by Wells.
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