# Elfrid — The History of Mr. Polly character guide

> Elfrid in The History of Mr. Polly by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** cousin Elfrid

**First appearance:** 0000-i-beginnings-and-the-bazaar

## Who they are

Miriam's brother, a lazy and pretentious young man.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Polly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/characters/mr_polly)

_family_

Elfrid is Mr. Polly's father, a stern and unaffectionate figure who shaped Mr. Polly's unhappy childhood.

### [Mr. Polly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/characters/mr_polly)

_family_

Elfrid is Mr. Polly's father, a stern and unaffectionate figure who shaped Mr. Polly's unhappy childhood.

### [Mr. Polly](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/characters/mr_polly)

_family_

Elfrid is Mr. Polly's father, a stern and unaffectionate figure who shaped Mr. Polly's unhappy childhood.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/i)

Mr. Polly is addressed as Elfrid by the Larkins family.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/ii)

Mistakenly thought by Miriam to be the one Mr. Polly has in mind for the shop.

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/viii)

Addressed by Miriam as 'Elfrid' during their private moment in the compartment.

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