The Wonderful Visit

H. G. Wells (1866 - 1946)

An other-worldly creature visits a small English village, and H. G. Wells uses humour and satire to convey some of the imperfections of Victorian society, as ‘angel’ and humans view each other with equal incomprehension.( summary by Mary Bard)

Genre(s): Satire, Science Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 I The Night of the Strange Bird Mary Bard
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Play 02 II The Coming of the Strange Bird Mary Bard
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Play 03 III The Hunting of the Strange Bird Mary Bard
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Play 04 IV Mary Bard
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Play 05 V Mary Bard
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Play 06 VI The Vicar and the Angel Mary Bard
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Play 07 VII Mary Bard
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Play 08 VIII Mary Bard
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Play 09 IX Parenthesis on Angels Mary Bard
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Play 10 X At the Vicarage Mary Bard
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Play 11 XI Mary Bard
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Play 12 XII Mary Bard
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Play 13 XIII The Man of Science Mary Bard
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Play 14 XIV Mary Bard
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Play 15 XV The Curate Mary Bard
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Play 16 XVI Mary Bard
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Play 17 XVII Mary Bard
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Play 18 XVIII After Dinner Mary Bard
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Play 19 XIX Mary Bard
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Play 20 XX Mary Bard
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Play 21 XXI Mary Bard
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Play 22 XXII Morning Mary Bard
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Play 23 XXIII The Violin Mary Bard
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Play 24 XXIV The Angel Explores the Village Mary Bard
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Play 25 XXV Mary Bard
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Play 26 XXVI Mary Bard
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Play 27 XXVII Mary Bard
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Play 28 XXVIII Lady Hammergallow's View Mary Bard
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Play 29 XXIX Further Adventures of the Angel in the Village Mary Bard
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Play 30 XXX Mary Bard
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Play 31 XXXI Mrs Jehoram's Breadth of View Mary Bard
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Play 32 XXXII A Trivial Incident Mary Bard
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Play 33 XXXIII The Warp and the Woof of Things Mary Bard
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Play 34 XXXIV The Angel's Debut Mary Bard
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Play 35 XXXV Mary Bard
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Play 36 XXXVI Mary Bard
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Play 37 XXXVII Mary Bard
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Play 38 XXXVIII The Trouble of the Barbed Wire Mary Bard
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Play 39 XXXIX Mary Bard
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Play 40 XL Delia Mary Bard
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Play 41 XLI Doctor Crump acts Mary Bard
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Play 42 XLII Sir John Gotch acts Mary Bard
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Play 43 XLIII The Sea Cliff Mary Bard
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Play 44 XLIV Mrs Hinijer acts Mary Bard
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Play 45 XLV The Angel in Trouble Mary Bard
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Play 46 XLVI Mary Bard
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Play 47 XLVII The Last Day of the Visit Mary Bard
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Play 48 XLVIII Mary Bard
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Play 49 XLVIX Mary Bard
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Play 50 L Mary Bard
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Play 51 LI Mary Bard
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Play 52 LII Mary Bard
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Play 53 LIII The Epilogue Mary Bard
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