The History of Mr Polly

Overview:

  • Title: The History of Mr Polly
  • Author: H. G. Wells
  • Year: 2005
  • ISBN-10: 0141441070
  • Publisher: Penguin Books
  • Price: £7.99
  • Pages: xxxiv+227
  • Binding: Trade Paperback
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: The History of Mr Polly
  • Notes:
    Stated 1st printing of this 2005 edition, by number line. Title page:
    • "H. G. Wells [over] The History of Mr Polly"
    • "Edited by Simon J. James [over] with an Introduction by John Sutherland [over] and Notes by John Sutherland and Simon J. James"
    • "Penguin Books"
    Copyright page:
    • "Penguin Classics"
    • "Published by the Penguin Group [over] Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0Rl, England"
    • "First published 1910"
    • "This edition first published in Penguin Classics 2005"
    • Number line: "1"
    • "Text copyright © the Literary Executors of the Estate of H. G. Wells"
    • "Biographical Note, Further Reading, Note on the Text [over] copyright © Simon J. James, 2005"
    • "Introduction copyright © John Sutherland, 2005"
    • "Notes copyright © John Sutherland and Simon J. James, 2005"
    • "Printed in England by Clays Ltd, St Ives plc"
    Back cover:
    • "Penguin Classics"
    • "Cover image: Screenprint by Kate Gibb © 2004"
    • "U.K. £7.99, CAN. $19.00, U.S.A. $8.00"
    • "ISBN 0-141-44107-0"
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    • "Penguin Classics"
    Month/day from Amazon UK as of 2024-02-21. The title is given as "Mr" throughout the book (i.e. no period). Biographical Note is signed "Patrick Parrinder" on page xii. Introduction is signed "John Sutherland", followed by 5 Notes to the essay, on page xxix. Further Reading is signed "P. P." on unnumbered page xxx. Note on the Text is signed "Simon J. James" on page xxxiv. Pages 1-7 are unnumbered. Half title page 1. Preface is unsigned and the text is the same as the original, apart from minor style changes. Note that although the Preface is suffixed here with "(1924)", Volume XVII of the Atlantic Edition was published in 1926. It was Volume I of the Atlantic Edition that was published in 1924. ToC page 5. Novel ends page 209. Notes are signed "J. S. [over] S. J. J." on last numbered page, 227. Gloss cover.