The Wonderful Visit by H. G. Wells
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"The Wonderful Visit" by H. G. Wells is a novel published in 1895. When an angel from the "Land of Dreams" is mistaken for a bird and shot by a country vicar, he finds himself stranded in Victorian England. As he recovers at the vicarage, this otherworldly visitor grows increasingly dismayed by human civilization's cruelty and hypocrisy. His presence scandalizes the community, and his wings begin to wither. A satirical fantasy that
gently mocks Victorian society while exploring deeper questions about innocence confronting a harsh world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Wonderful Visit |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonderful_Visit |
| Credits |
Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 84.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Fantasy fiction |
| Subject | Angels -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 33913 |
| Release Date | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 553 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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