The History of Mr Polly

Mr. Polly's age was exactly 37 1/2. Discontented and suffering from indigestion, he reflects on a life that led him to the sole proprietorship of a bankrupt outfitter's shop and to the stile where he was now sitting. Recalling the boisterous dramas of youth and the dreadful restrictions of a dull marriage, he resolves to kill himself. However, unexpected events bring him, instead, to a new heroic life...