The Wheels of Chance (Complete Edition)

Download or read book The Wheels of Chance (Complete Edition) written by H. G. Wells and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2015-04-27 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.