Magnifying Glass
Search Loader

H. G. Wells 
The Wheels of Chance (Complete Edition) 

Support
This carefully crafted ebook: ‘The Wheels of Chance (Complete Edition)’ is formatted for your e Reader 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. This carefully crafted ebook: ‘The Wheels of Chance (Complete Edition)’ is formatted for your e Reader 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.
€1.99
payment methods
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 332 ● ISBN 9788026839989 ● File size 1.3 MB ● Publisher e-artnow ● City Prague ● Country CZ ● Published 2015 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 4388259 ● Copy protection Social DRM

More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor

28,014 Ebooks in this category