The wheels of chance
About this book
The comical Wheels of Chance was written in 1896 at the height of the golden age of the bicycle, when practical and affordable bicycles led to profound social shifts in England. Suddenly people of modest means could travel greater distances for work or even for pleasure, without the limitations of rail schedules, weakening England's rigid class structure and strengthening the movement towards the liberation of women. In the novel, the poorly-paid draper's assistant Mr. Hoopdriver sets out on a cycling holiday, and awkwardly encounters a pretty young woman cycling alone and wearing bloomers, an shocking image in its time and one that summed up the new freedom, liberation and exhilaration of the bicycle.
Reader Profile
3.5/5 · 582 readers · 243 pages · ≈ 4 h 30 m · Demanding
How long does it take to read The wheels of chance?
About ≈ 4 h 30 m — 243 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The wheels of chance?
243 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The wheels of chance?
It sits on the Fiction shelves.
Is The wheels of chance in the public domain?
Yes — it is free to read and share.
Who wrote The wheels of chance?
H. G. Wells.
Where can I read The wheels of chance online for free?
It is in the public domain — read it free on Open Library