Kipps and The History of Mr Polly

Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul

Kipps is a rags-to-riches study in class differences, and the novel's chief dramatic interest is in how the protagonist negotiates the intellectual, moral and emotional difficulties that come with wealth and a change of social status. Originally published 1905.

The History of Mr Polly

The History of Mr. Polly is a 1910 comic novel by H. G. Wells. Mr. Polly is an ordinary middle-aged man who is tired of his wife's nagging and his dreary job as the owner of a regional gentleman's outfitters.