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The Wheels of Chance Illustrated
Wells, H. G.
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HumorMystery & ThrillerClassic Fiction
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ISBN13: 9798519924580
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 13 2021
Pages: 228
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.48 Width: 5.51 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 13 2021
Pages: 228
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.48 Width: 5.51 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The Wheels of Chance is an early comic novel by H. G. Wells about an August 1895 cycling holiday, somewhat in the style of Three Men in a Boat. In 1922 it was adapted into a silent film The Wheels of Chance directed by Harold M. Shaw.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 (see History of the bicycle). 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.
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