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The Invisible Man

by H. G. Wells

A masked stranger at the inn

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A masked stranger at the inn

A bandaged stranger arrives at a provincial inn on a freezing February day and asks for a room. His guarded presence draws the attention of the villagers, whose curiosity turns the question of his identity into the novel’s central mystery. H. G. Wells frames this science-fiction premise around a man confronting the consequences of something he has created, while the community’s search for answers brings its own uncertainties into view. This Signet Classics edition includes an introduction by W. Warren Wagar and an afterword by Scott Westerfeld.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in classic science fiction and speculative premises.
  • Readers who enjoy mysteries built around a concealed identity and a community’s response.
  • Teens and young adults exploring classic fiction.

Themes

Concealment and identityScientific creation and its consequencesCuriosity and uncertainty

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Book overview

From the twentieth century's first great practitioner of the novel of ideas comes a consummate masterpiece of science fiction about a man trapped in the terror of his own creation.

A stranger emerges out of a freezing February day with a request for lodging in a cozy provincial inn. Who is this out-of-season traveler? More confounding is the thick mask of bandages obscuring his face. Why is he disguised in such a manner? What keeps him hidden in his room? The villagers, aroused by trepidation and curiosity, bring it upon themselves to find the answers. What they discover is not only a man trapped in the terror of his own creation, but a chilling reflection of the unsolvable mysteries of their own souls.

"My fantastic stories do not pretend to deal with possible things. They aim indeed only at the same amount of conviction as one gets in a gripping good dream."--H. G. Wells

With an Introduction by W. Warren Wagar
and an Afterword by Scott Westerfeld
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