Reading The Wonderful Visit | Alexandria
Read The Wonderful Visit by H. G. Wells. Imagining an angel crashing into Victorian England sets up Wells' biting commentary on human nature in The Wonderful Visit. When a celestial being faces bafflement at war, money, and social customs, we see our own world through alien eyes. Most striking is Wells' suggestion that perhaps it's not the angel who's out of place - it's our own absurd society.