The Wheels Of Chance: A Bicycling Idyll

The Wheels of Chance: A Bicycling Idyll by H.G. Wells is a charming and humorous novel that follows the misadventures of Mr. Hoopdriver a hapless draper's assistant who embarks on a cycling holiday through the English countryside. As Hoopdriver pedals his way through picturesque landscapes and encounters an eccentric cast of characters including a flirtatious young woman named Jessie and a mysterious German nobleman he finds himself swept up in a series of comic escapades and romantic entanglements. With its delightful blend of wit romance and gentle satire The Wheels of Chance offers readers a whimsical and entertaining journey into the joys and absurdities of the cycling craze of the late Victorian era.