 | The Wheels of Chance | Mr Hoopdriver, a draper, sets off on a holiday adventure on his new second-hand bicycle, aiming to cycle from his home in Surbiton to the South Coast. Dreaming of adventures, he finds himself caught up in a real-life adventure when he intervenes to prevent an innocent young girl, Jessie, being eloped with against her will by an unpleasant married man. Jessie and the man are also on bicycles of course. Jessie's stepmother, aided by several male friends sets out in pursuit, by train at first, but they also take to bicycles, tandems and dogcarts for a grand showdown on the hills of the South Downs. |
John said
Very funny, especially at the start, where Hoopdriver is learning to ride his new machine, and first encounters the beautiful Lady in Grey by falling off dramatically. Features lots of places I have cycled through myself of course, Guildford, Petworth, Butser, Chichester and Portsmouth.