The Wheels of Chance: A Bicycling Idyll: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The Wheels of Chance: A Bicycling Idyll is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Wells, H. G. (Herbert George) (1866–1946).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Wheels of Chance: A Bicycling Idyll" by H. G. Wells is a comic novel written during the height of the 1890s cycling craze. Mr. Hoopdriver, a poorly paid draper's assistant, escapes his grinding routine for a ten-day bicycling holiday along England's southern coast. His awkward adventure takes an unexpected turn when he encounters a mysterious young woman in bloomers cycling alone, leading to a journey involving deception, danger, and dreams of a better life.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Wheels of Chance: A Bicycling Idyll
- Author credits: Wells, H. G. (Herbert George) (1866–1946)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Cycling -- Fiction
- England -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Fiction
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- Category: Adventure
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Humour
- Category: Novels
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