The Invisible Man: The Classic 1897 Science Fiction Novel

The Invisible Man or The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance is a science fiction novel, written by H.G. Wells and published in 1897.The Invisible Man refers to Griffin, a scientist who specializes in optics and physics. He invents a way to change the refractive index of the human body to that of air, so that it neither absorbs or reflect light. He carries out an experimental procedure on himself and becomes invisible. Unfortunately, however, he is unable to reverse the process and remains invisible indefinitely. Arriving in a new town where nobody knows him, the invisible man disguises himself in bandages and dark glasses. His inability to reverse the invisibility leads to his radical disconnection of society and, eventually, from his own sanity. He becomes driven to violent and criminal extremes, before his secret becomes public.The invisible character Griffin has become an iconic character in horror fiction genre. The novel is considered to be an influential piece and helped establish wells as the “father of science fiction.”This beautiful reprint of the original book is unedited and unabridged, preserving The Invisible Man for your reading pleasure. It makes a wonderful gift for the sci fi novel fan in your life or a wonderful addition to your library of classic literature. Enjoy!Excerpt:But whatever they thought of him, people in Iping, on the whole, agreed in disliking him. His irritability, though it might have been comprehensible to an urban brain-worker, was an amazing thing to these quiet Sussex villagers. The frantic gesticulations they surprised now and then, the headlong pace after nightfall that swept him upon them round quiet corners, the inhuman bludgeoning of all tentative advances of curiosity, the taste for twilight that led to the closing of doors, the pulling down of blinds, the extinction of candles and lamps—who could agree with such goings on? They drew aside as he passed down the village, and when he had gone by, young humourists would up with coat-collars and down with hat-brims, and go pacing nervously after him in imitation of his occult bearing.Dimensions:Original 1897 TextClassic Science Fiction NovelDimensions: 6x9 inchesMatte Cover

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