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The Wheels of Chance (Hardcover)

by H.G. Wells (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Indypublish.com (2 April 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1414212941
  • ISBN-13: 978-1414212944
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.2 x 1.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Mr Hoopdriver is an expert in his field - a perfect gentleman with exemplary manners and more than a little flair behind the drapers' counter. Yet Mr Hoopdriver is growing tired of measuring out yards of gingham and selling endless reels of threads various. He yearns for new discoveries and new adventures, and above all a change of scenery. Determined to leave the humdrum behind him, he mounts his bicycle and heads off for places new. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A comic masterpiece, 7 Feb 1999
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This review is from: The Wheels of Chance: A Bicycling Idyll (Breakaway Books Series) (Paperback)
Follow Mr. Hoopdriver as he goes on a bicycling excursion through southern England in the 1890's. The language is difficult at times, but the laughs are huge. An interesting window into Victorian morality and social status in these early days of cycling.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant tale of 19th Century British society, 25 April 1999
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This review is from: The Wheels of Chance: A Bicycling Idyll (Breakaway Books Series) (Paperback)
This early H.G. Wells' tale is about a 20-something year old man who has a job as a draper's assistant, a job which he is probably too old for. Loaded with poor self esteem and a second class status, poor Mr. Hoopdriver takes a ten day holiday. On this holiday he falls for a young socialite named Jessie who is rebelling against her stepmother and society. The tale has many interesting insights into the "proper" behavior of a British socialite. For example, late in the story one of Wells' characters says you must live fearlessly and honestly, but only as long as you do what everyone else expects of you and avoid doing extravagent things. The tale is also funny at times as it describes early bike riders trying to ride poorly designed bicycles. Though generally easy enough to read and follow, there are times when some words will baffel the reader.
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