# The Wonderful Visit (1895)

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The Wonderful Visit is a novel by H. G. Wells. First edition printed September 1895.
THE
WONDERFUL VISIT
BY
H. G. WELLS
AUTHOR OF "THE WORLD SET FREE," ETC.
NEW YORK
E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY
Copyright, 1895,
By MACMILLAN AND CO.
TO THE Memory of my Dear Friend WALTER LOW
CONTENTS.
* PAGE
* The Night of the Strange Bird................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* The Coming of the Strange Bird................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
* The Hunting of the Strange Bird................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
* The Vicar and the Angel................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................17
* Parenthesis on Angels................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................34
* At the Vicarage................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................37
* The Man of Science................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................49
* The Curate................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................59
* After Dinner................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................74
* Morning................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................94
* The Violin................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................97
* The Angel explores the Village................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................102
* Lady Hammergallow's View................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................123
* Further Adventures of the Angel in the Village................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................131
* Mrs. Jehoram's Breadth of View................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................144
* A Trivial Incident................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................150
* The Warp and the Woof of Things................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................152
* The Angel's Début................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................156
* The Trouble of the Barbed Wire................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................183
* Delia................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................192
* Doctor Crump Acts................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................196
* Sir John Gotch Acts................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................205
* The Sea Cliff................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................210
* Mrs. Hinijer Acts................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................213
* The Angel in Trouble................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................217
* The Last Day of the Visit................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................224
* The Epilogue................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................243
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1929.
The longest-living author of this work died in 1946, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 77 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.
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