{"product_id":"9781840227437","title":"Kipps and The History of Mr Polly","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond-Hand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcellent condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThese comic novels will resonate with anyone who has ever felt trapped by circumstance.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir central characters, Artie Kipps and Alfred Polly, are prisoners of their modest social class, limited education, dull work, and sterile relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Wells' hands they break out of the cages that society has constructed for them, learning after bitter experience the truth that 'if the world does not please you, you can change it'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis message, a revolutionary one in its day for the growing army of Edwardian clerks and drapers, is handled with a rich comedy and freshness that belies its deadly seriousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWells is at his very best here in exposing and satirising the unequal nature of British society while preparing the ground for its reformation. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781840227437\u003cbr\u003ePages: \u003cbr\u003ePublished: 01-04-2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Words Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42778818085033,"sku":"9781840227437","price":7.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/products\/9781840227437.jpg?v=1669695865","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/9781840227437","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}