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The Wheels of Chance: a Bicycling Idyll
H. G. Wells
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“The Wheels of Chance – A Bicycling Idyll” follows the adventures of a Drapers Assistant who, having brought an ancient bicycle, sets off on a 2 week tour of the countryside. He encounters a Lady in Grey wearing rationals (bloomers). And his world will never be the same again
“The Wheels of Chance – A Bicycling Idyll” follows the adventures of a Drapers Assistant who, having brought an ancient bicycle, sets off on a 2 week tour of the countryside. He encounters a Lady in Grey wearing rationals (bloomers). And his world will never be the same again
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Community Reviews
Me dijeron que esta novela (escrita al mismo tiempo que Wells desarrollaba viajes en el tiempo) iba a ser tan graciosa como Tres Hombres en una Barca. Y no.
H. G. Wells is best known for his science fiction writings and their popularity has overshadowed his other works. Wheels of Chance is a romantic adventure that deserves more notoriety than it has. The hero of this tale is hardly the juggernaut of his dreams but when the beautiful lady in gray crosse
Maybe 4.5. I really thoroughly enjoyed this. Funny but thought-provoking, with great characterisation and a sort of coming of age element, this was another H.G. Wells triumph for me.
A tale of social uneasiness, a comedy of ill-manners, H.G. Wells’s fourth published novel is a long-forgotten little shiner, set in the Golden Age of the bicycling craze, sweeping Victorian England with the fervour of the late-nineties Furby. The insecure hero, a piddling draper with cringeing class
What an odd little story! Begin with one J. Hoopdriver, a draper's assistant who lives for nothing but spare opportunities to ride his bicycle -- or rather, to crash repeatedly on his bicycle, banging up his legs but still delighting in sheer momentum. Mr. Hoopdriver, at the novel's beginning, is fi