"The History Of Mr. Polly" 1948 WELLS, H.G. Julian Barrow 31 March 1900 – 10

31 March 1900 – 10 June 1974) was the third son and fourth child of King George V and Queen Mary

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

143 b&w illustrations offering a fantastic sourcebook on the golden age of modern Italian design (furniture

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

"The History Of Mr. Polly" 1948 WELLS, H.G. Julian Barrow 31 March 1900 – 10WELLS, 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",