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The Wonderful VisitH. G. Wells

The Wonderful Visit

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Original author: 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.

The Wonderful Visit, by H. G. Wells. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #33913.

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53 Chapters

  1. 1.Front Matter226 words
  2. 2.Chapter I353 words
  3. 3.Chapter II671 words
  4. 4.Chapter III479 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV354 words
  6. 6.Chapter V667 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI1,663 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII494 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII570 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX420 words
  11. 11.Chapter X562 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: "Those," said the Vicar, "were ladies."341 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII731 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII699 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV833 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV699 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI865 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII574 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII1,625 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX306 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX623 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI641 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXII510 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIII747 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXIV949 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXV315 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVI1,113 words
  1. 28.Chapter XXVII738 words
  2. 29.Chapter XXVIII1,242 words
  3. 30.Chapter XXIX895 words
  4. 31.Chapter XXX1,106 words
  5. 32.Chapter XXXI775 words
  6. 33.Chapter XXXII240 words
  7. 34.Chapter XXXIII485 words
  8. 35.Chapter XXXIV2,934 words
  9. 36.Chapter XXXV452 words
  10. 37.Chapter XXXVI144 words
  11. 38.Chapter XXXVII385 words
  12. 39.Chapter XXXVIII857 words
  13. 40.Chapter XXXIX473 words
  14. 41.Chapter XL693 words
  15. 42.Chapter XLI1,416 words
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  17. 44.Chapter XLIII557 words
  18. 45.Chapter XLIV606 words
  19. 46.Chapter XLV514 words
  20. 47.Chapter XLVI557 words
  21. 48.Chapter XLVII776 words
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  23. 50.Chapter XLIX155 words
  24. 51.Chapter L435 words
  25. 52.Chapter LI410 words
  26. 53.Chapter LII697 words