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The wheels of chance
by H. G. Wells
- cycling
- time travel
- classic literature
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- historical
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The Wheels of Chance is a classic story written by H.G. Wells and first published in 1896. Although H. G. Wells is best known for his science fiction stories he wrote in many genres including history, and social commentaries. The Wheels of Chance was written when the bicycle was beginning to become very popular (1890 -1905) and saw bicycles becoming a part of social changes in England. People could move quickly and rigid class structure was beginning to crumble. This is the story of a down-on-his-luck draper's assistant who takes a second-hand bicycle on a tour through the English countryside. He meets a young woman on the run from her seducer in addition to a string of other amusing characters.
Quotes by H. G. Wells
From WikiquoteHow small the vastest of human catastrophes may seem at a distance of a few million miles.
"We were making the future," he said, "and hardly any of us troubled to think what future we were making. And here it is!"
If it is proper to ’reconstitute’ a Jewish State which has not existed for two thousand years, why not go back another thousand years end reconstitute the Canaanite state? The Canaanites, unlike the Jews, are still there.
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