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The Wheels of Chance (Unabridged)

The Wheels of Chance (Unabridged)

A comic bicycle holiday in August 1895, amid the Cycling Craze, class upheaval, and the stirrings of female emancipationBy H. G. Wells

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The Wheels of Chance (Unabridged)

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This carefully crafted ebook: "The Wheels of Chance (Unabridged)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Wheels of Chance is an early comic novel about an August 1895 cycling holiday. The Wheels of Chance was written at the height of the cycling craze (1890-1905), when practical, comfortable bicycles first became widely and cheaply available and before the rise of the automobile. The advent of the bicycle stirred sudden and profound changes in the social life of England. Even the working class could travel substantial distances, quickly and cheaply, and the very idea of travelling for pleasure became a possibility for thousands of people for the first time. This new freedom affected many. It began to weaken the rigid English class structure and it gave an especially powerful boost to the existing movement toward female emancipation. Wells explored these social changes in his story. Herbert George Wells (1866-1946), known as H. G. Wells, was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games.

Journey Identity Adventure Historical Romance Romantic Comedy Coming of Age Exploration

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GenrePsychology

Length6 hrs 29 mins

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FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateApr 27, 2015

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1The Wheels of Chance (Unabridged)

15THE PURSUIT

2THE PRINCIPAL CHARACTER IN THE STORY

16AT BOGNOR

3THE RIDING FORTH OF MR. HOOPDRIVER

17THE MOONLIGHT RIDE

4THE SHAMEFUL EPISODE OF THE YOUNG LADY IN GREY

18THE SURBITON INTERLUDE

5ON THE ROAD TO RIPLEY

19THE AWAKENING OF MR. HOOPDRIVER

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6HOW MR. HOOPDRIVER WAS HAUNTED

20THE DEPARTURE FROM CHICHESTER

7THE IMAGININGS OF MR. HOOPDRIVER’S HEART

21THE UNEXPECTED ANECDOTE OF THE LION

8OMISSIONS

22THE RESCUE EXPEDITION

9THE DREAMS OF MR. HOOPDRIVER

23MR. HOOPDRIVER, KNIGHT ERRANT

10HOW MR. HOOPDRIVER WENT TO HASLEMERE

24THE ABASEMENT OF MR. HOOPDRIVER

11HOW MR. HOOPDRIVER REACHED MIDHURST

25IN THE NEW FOREST

12AN INTERLUDE

26AT THE RUFUS STONE

13OF THE ARTIFICIAL IN MAN, AND OF THE ZEITGEIST

27THE ENVOY

14THE ENCOUNTER AT MIDHURST

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