The Croquet Player

'The Croquet Player' is a supernatural-themed novel written by H. G. Wells. The story follows Georgie, a gentleman with «soft hands and an ineffective will,» who is dependent on his wealthy aunt, Miss Frobisher. He is «refreshingly unimaginative.» Croquet is his and his aunt's «especial gift,» and he and his aunt play often as they «move about a lot.» While relaxing one summer day on a terrace at Les Noupets in Normandy, Georgie strikes up a conversation with an English doctor named Dr. Finchatton, who tells him his life story.