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Tonight we'll be reading from the 1895 novel, The Wonderful Visit by H.G. Wells.

With an angel, a creature of fantasy, unlike a religious angel, as

protagonist and taking place in contemporary England, the book could be classified as

contemporary fantasy, although the genre was not recognized in Wells's time. The wonderful visit also has strong satirical

themes, gently mocking customs and institutions of Victorian England as well as idealistic rebellion itself. Let's get cozy.

get your eyes.

Relax your body into the softness of your bed.

Now, take a few deep breaths.

The wonderful visit, the night of the strange bird. On the night of the strange bird, many people at

siterton and some nearer saw a glare on the sititterford moor, but no one in Sitterford saw it, for most of Sitterford was a bed.

All day the wind had been rising so that the larks on the moor churoped fitfully near the ground,

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