{"product_id":"the-history-of-mr-polly","title":"A História do Sr. Polly","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if the life you drift into is the very life you long to escape?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlfred Polly sits on a stile, deep in misery. How does a boy with a hungry mind become this unhappy shopkeeper? In The History of Mr. Polly, H. G. Wells follows him through poor schooling, tiring work in a draper’s shop, and the small humiliations of earning a living. Books and strange, rolling words offer pleasures his dull surroundings cannot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA small inheritance gives Polly a shop of his own in Fishbourne. Marriage to his cousin Miriam Larkins promises a household, but her wish for steadiness meets his restless longing for something else. With warm, sly humour, Wells explores the gap between having a respectable place in the world and having a life you actually want to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA hungry, word-loving mind\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet a man whose delight in odd words outgrows the narrow life around him.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBehind the shop counter\u003c\/strong\u003e – Step into drapery shops where long hours and small humiliations wear down youthful hopes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA marriage by drift\u003c\/strong\u003e – Watch Polly and Miriam bring different wishes to the same shop and household.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComedy with a point\u003c\/strong\u003e – Find gentle laughter alongside sharp questions about class, poor schooling, and work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe longing to leave\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore the wish to start over through a man who is no natural rebel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love gentle comedy, English small-town life, and stories of people stuck in the wrong job or marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and meet Mr. Polly, with all his misery, wordplay, and restless hope.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534720663900,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/12024_en_ebook-front_c06.jpg?v=1792175133","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/pt\/products\/a-historia-do-sr-polly","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}