The History of Mr. Polly: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The History of Mr. Polly, credited to H. G. Wells, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The History of Mr. Polly, by H. G. Wells (1866-1946). Read by Adrian Praetzellis. A funny and touching account of the imaginative Mr. Polly who, bored and trapped in his conventional life, makes a U-turn –- and changes everything. H.G. Wells’ early life as the son of a semi-insolvent shopkeeper and as a draper’s apprentice fueled his novels of the lower middle class: The Wheels of Chance (1896), Kipps (1905), and The History of Mr. Polly (1910). These works evoke the desperation of apprentices, clerks, and small traders in their monotonous toil behind shop counters. And, like Mr. Polly, his protagonists make a break from their mundane lives with more or less success. H. G. Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific writer in history, general and science fiction, and politics. He was a lifelong socialist. (Summary by Adrian Praetzellis)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The History of Mr. Polly
• Author credits: H. G. Wells
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 23
• Listed recording duration: 9:08:39

Catalogue topics

• fiction
• novel
• class

Track guide

1. 01 - Chapter 1, Section 1 — 27:04
2. 02 - Chapter 1, Section 2 — 26:54
3. 03 - Chapter 2 — 25:29
4. 04 - Chapter 3 — 27:19
5. 05 - Chapter 4, Section 1 — 20:01
6. 06 - Chapter 4, Section 2 — 34:03
7. 07 - Chapter 5, Section 1 — 20:57
8. 08 - Chapter 5, Section 2 — 16:18
9. 09 - Chapter 5, Section 3 — 13:31
10. 10 - Chapter 6, Section 1 — 23:25
11. 11 - Chapter 6, Section 2 — 28:26
12. 12 - Chapter 6, Section 3 — 19:19
13. 13 - Chapter 6, Section 4 — 9:16
14. 14 - Chapter 7, Section 1 — 18:52
15. 15 - Chapter 7, Section 2 — 18:49
16. 16 - Chapter 7, Section 3 — 28:52
17. 17 - Chapter 8, Section 1 — 28:32
18. 18 - Chapter 8, Section 2 — 24:16
19. 19 - Chapter 9, Section 1 — 28:55
20. 20 - Chapter 9, Section 2 — 24:25
21. 21 - Chapter 9, Section 3 — 25:10
22. 22 - Chapter 9, Section 4 — 28:51
23. 23 - Chapter 10 — 29:55

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