# Platt — The History of Mr. Polly character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** II Platt

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

## Who they are

A fellow apprentice at Rumbold's.

## Relationships

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

_friendship_

Platt is a friend and former colleague who, along with Parsons, reminisces with Mr. Polly about youthful escapades.

### [Parsons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/characters/parsons)

_friendship_

Parsons and Platt are close friends and former colleagues who share a bond of intellectual and rebellious camaraderie.

### [Parsons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/characters/parsons)

_friendship_

Parsons and Platt are close friends and former colleagues who share a bond of intellectual and rebellious camaraderie.

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

_friendship_

Platt is a friend and former colleague who, along with Parsons, reminisces with Mr. Polly about youthful escapades.

## In the story

### [I: Beginnings, and the Bazaar](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/i-beginnings-and-the-bazaar)

One of the 'Three Ps' at Port Burdock Bazaar; a friend with a good tenor voice and a curiosity about society.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iii)

Fellow apprentice and member of the Three Ps, dark and mysterious, reads Modern Society, leads singing with a tenor voice.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iv)

A member of the Three Ps, known for his sage remarks and pipe-smoking during their excursions.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/v)

Present as an interlocutor, asking 'Where?' in response to Mr. Polly's description of Parsons' reading.

### [The Dismissal of Parsons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/ii-the-dismissal-of-parsons)

A fellow assistant who shares in the excitement and later comments on Parsons' abrupt departure.

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

Present during Parsons' discussion about window dressing, watching over a snorting pipe.

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

Informs Polly about Parsons' window and shares in the excitement.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iii)

Tries to help Parsons and incites public opinion against Morrison; later expresses regret that Parsons left without saying goodbye.

### [III: Cribs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_history_of_mr_polly_se/chapters/iii-cribs)

A tiresome companion left behind in Port Burdock, obsessed with romantic intrigues and 'society women.'

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

Revealed as a tiresome companion obsessed with romantic intrigues and 'society women.'

## Links

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