H G Wells

The Wonderful Visit Illustrated H G Wells

"The Wonderful Visit is an 1895 novel by H. G. Wells. Inspired by Victorian art critic John Ruskin's comment that an angel landing on earth in Victorian England will be shot on sight, The Wonderful Visit tells the tale of a violin playing angel who comes down to London, and is indeed, shot after being mistaken for a bird. Taken in by a nearby vicar, the angel becomes increasingly dismayed at what he knows about humans. But not adequate to discourage him from falling in love."