# The History of Mr. Polly — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The History of Mr. Polly by H. G. Wells.

- [I: Beginnings, and the Bazaar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/i-beginnings-and-the-bazaar.md): Mr. Polly, suffering from indigestion and discontent, sits on a stile and reflects on his miserable life, his failing shop, and his strained marriage. The chapter then flashes back to his youth as an apprentice at Port B
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/i.md): Mr. Polly, suffering from chronic indigestion and discontent, has a tantrum over his hat, kicks it across the kitchen, and storms out to sit on a stile, where he reflects bitterly on his life, his wife, his shop, and his
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/ii.md): Mr. Polly, now thirty-five and a half, sits on a stile in deep discontent, reflecting on his failing outfitter's shop and his life's disappointments. The chapter traces his early childhood, his mother's death, his unhapp
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iii.md): Mr. Polly serves his apprenticeship at the Port Burdock Drapery Bazaar, finding the work tedious but enjoying the social life with fellow apprentices Platt and Parsons. The three form a close friendship, exploring litera
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iv.md): Mr. Polly recalls the idyllic Sunday and holiday walks he shared with Parsons and Platt during their time at Port Burdock. These excursions into the English countryside provided a temporary escape from their dreary lives

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- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/v.md)
- [The Dismissal of Parsons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/ii-the-dismissal-of-parsons.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [III: Cribs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iii-cribs.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [Mr. Polly an Orphan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iv-mr-polly-an-orphan.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/v.md)
- [Mr. Polly Takes a Vacation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/v-mr-polly-takes-a-vacation.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VI: Miriam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/vi-miriam.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/v.md)
- [The Wedding Feast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [VII: The Little Shop at Fishbourne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/vii-the-little-shop-at-fishbourne.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII: Making an End to Things](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/viii-making-an-end-to-things.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/v.md)
- [IX: The Potwell Inn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/ix-the-potwell-inn.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [The Private War Begins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [Miriam Revisited](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/x-miriam-revisited.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iii.md)

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