# The Wonderful Visit — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Wonderful Visit by H. G. Wells.

- [The Wonderful Visit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/the-wonderful-visit.md): A mysterious angelic being appears in the village of Siddermorton, causing a stir among the local residents who struggle to comprehend and accept the supernatural visitor.
- [I: The Night of the Strange Bird](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/i-the-night-of-the-strange-bird.md): On a windy night, a mysterious golden glare appears on Sidderford Moor, accompanied by a sound like children singing and harp strings. Only a few witnesses—Annie Durgan, Lumpy Durgan, and Amory's mother—notice the phenom
- [II: The Coming of the Strange Bird](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/ii-the-coming-of-the-strange-bird.md): Sandy Bright, a nervous clockmaker, encounters a large, black-winged bird on the road from Spinner's, dropping his bacon and fleeing in terror. The bird passes over him and vanishes toward Sidderford. Later, a solicitor'
- [III: The Hunting of the Strange Bird](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/iii-the-hunting-of-the-strange-bird.md): The Vicar of Siddermorton, an avid ornithologist, learns of the Strange Bird and the Glare on Sidderford Moor. Fearing rivals Gully and Borland will claim the specimen, he sets out with his gun to hunt it, despite the he
- [IV: The Hunting of the Strange Bird (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/iv-the-hunting-of-the-strange-bird-continued.md): The narrator delivers a satirical commentary on collectors who, in the name of science and morality, systematically destroy rare and beautiful species, framing eccentricity as immorality and extinction as the natural fat

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- [V: The Hunting of the Strange Bird (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/v-the-hunting-of-the-strange-bird-continued.md)
- [VI: The Vicar and the Angel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/vi-the-vicar-and-the-angel.md)
- [VII: The Vicar and the Angel (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/vii-the-vicar-and-the-angel-continued.md)
- [VIII: The Vicar and the Angel (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/viii-the-vicar-and-the-angel-continued.md)
- [IX: Parenthesis on Angels](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/ix-parenthesis-on-angels.md)
- [X: At the Vicarage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/x-at-the-vicarage.md)
- [XI: At the Vicarage (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xi-at-the-vicarage-continued.md)
- [XII: At the Vicarage (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xii-at-the-vicarage-continued.md)
- [XIII: The Man of Science](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xiii-the-man-of-science.md)
- [XIV: The Man of Science (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xiv-the-man-of-science-continued.md)
- [XV: The Curate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xv-the-curate.md)
- [XVI: The Curate (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xvi-the-curate-continued.md)
- [XVII: The Curate (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xvii-the-curate-continued.md)
- [XVIII: After Dinner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xviii-after-dinner.md)
- [XIX: After Dinner (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xix-after-dinner-continued.md)
- [XX: After Dinner (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xx-after-dinner-continued.md)
- [XXI: After Dinner (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xxi-after-dinner-continued.md)
- [Morning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xxii-morning.md)
- [XXIII: The Violin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xxiii-the-violin.md)
- [XXIV: The Angel Explores the Village](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xxiv-the-angel-explores-the-village.md)
- [XXV: The Angel Explores the Village (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xxv-the-angel-explores-the-village-continued.md)
- [XXVI: The Angel Explores the Village (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xxvi-the-angel-explores-the-village-continued.md)
- [XXVII: The Angel Explores the Village (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xxvii-the-angel-explores-the-village-continued.md)
- [XXVIII: Lady Hammergallow's View](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xxviii-lady-hammergallow-s-view.md)
- [XXIX: Further Adventures of the Angel in the Village](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xxix-further-adventures-of-the-angel-in-the-village.md)
- [XXX: Further Adventures of the Angel in the Village (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xxx-further-adventures-of-the-angel-in-the-village-continued.md)
- [XXXI: Mrs. Jehoram's Breadth of View](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xxxi-mrs-jehoram-s-breadth-of-view.md)
- [XXXII: A Trivial Incident](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xxxii-a-trivial-incident.md)
- [The Warp and the Woof of Things](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xxxiii-the-warp-and-the-woof-of-things.md)
- [The Angel's Debut](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xxxiv-the-angel-s-debut.md)
- [XXXV: The Angel’s Debut (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xxxv-the-angel-s-debut-continued.md)
- [XXXVI: The Angel’s Debut (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xxxvi-the-angel-s-debut-continued.md)
- [XXXVII: The Angel’s Debut (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xxxvii-the-angel-s-debut-continued.md)
- [XXXVIII: The Trouble of the Barbed Wire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xxxviii-the-trouble-of-the-barbed-wire.md)
- [XXXIX: The Trouble of the Barbed Wire (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xxxix-the-trouble-of-the-barbed-wire-continued.md)
- [XL: Delia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xl-delia.md)
- [XLI: Doctor Crump Acts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xli-doctor-crump-acts.md)
- [XLII: Sir John Gotch Acts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xlii-sir-john-gotch-acts.md)
- [XLIII: The Sea Cliff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xliii-the-sea-cliff.md)
- [XLIV: Mrs. Hinijer Acts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xliv-mrs-hinijer-acts.md)
- [XLV: The Angel in Trouble](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xlv-the-angel-in-trouble.md)
- [XLVI: The Angel in Trouble (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xlvi-the-angel-in-trouble-continued.md)
- [The Last Day of the Visit](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xlvii-the-last-day-of-the-visit.md)
- [XLVIII: The Last Day of the Visit (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xlviii-the-last-day-of-the-visit-continued.md)
- [XLIX: The Last Day of the Visit (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/xlix-the-last-day-of-the-visit-continued.md)
- [L: The Last Day of the Visit (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/l-the-last-day-of-the-visit-continued.md)
- [LI: The Last Day of the Visit (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/li-the-last-day-of-the-visit-continued.md)
- [LII: The Last Day of the Visit (Continued)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/lii-the-last-day-of-the-visit-continued.md)
- [LIII: The Epilogue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_wonderful_visit_se/chapters/liii-the-epilogue.md)

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