The Invisible Man
Published on 31. March 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-14-143998-3 (ISBN)
Description
With his face swaddled in bandages, his eyes hidden behind dark glasses and his hands covered even indoors, Griffin - the new guest at The Coach and Horses - is at first assumed to be a shy accident-victim. But the true reason for his disguise is far more chilling: he has developed a process that has made him invisible, and is locked in a struggle to discover the antidote. Forced from the village, and driven to murder, he seeks the aid of an old friend, Kemp. The horror of his fate has affected his mind, however - and when Kemp refuse to help, he resolves to wreak his revenge.
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"I personally consider the greatest of English living writers [to be] H. G. Wells." -Upton SinclairMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
159 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-143998-3 (9780141439983)
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Previous edition
H. G. Wells
The "Invisible Man"
Book
11/2007
Penguin Classics
€29.89
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Persons
H.G. Wells was a professional writer and journalist who published more than a hundred books, including pioneering science fiction novels, histories, essays and programmes for world regeneration. He was a founding member of numerous movements including Liberty and PEN International - the world's oldest human rights organization - and his Rights of Man laid the groundwork for the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Wells' controversial and progressive views on equality and the shape of a truly developed nation remain directly relevant to our world today. He was, in Bertrand Russell's words, 'an important liberator of thought and action'.
Content
Biographical Note
vii
Introduction
xiii
Further Reading
xxvi
Note on the Text
xxviii
The Invisible Man
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Notes
151