Author: H. G. Wells
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9781598898316
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Late one night, a mysterious man wanders into a tiny English village. He is covered from head to toe in bandages. After a series of burglaries, the villagers grow suspicious. Who is this man? Where did he come from? When the villagers attempt to arrest the stranger, he suddenly reveals his secret -- he is invisible! How can anyone stop an Invisible Man?
The Invisible Man
Author: H. G. Wells
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9781598898316
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Late one night, a mysterious man wanders into a tiny English village. He is covered from head to toe in bandages. After a series of burglaries, the villagers grow suspicious. Who is this man? Where did he come from? When the villagers attempt to arrest the stranger, he suddenly reveals his secret -- he is invisible! How can anyone stop an Invisible Man?
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9781598898316
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Late one night, a mysterious man wanders into a tiny English village. He is covered from head to toe in bandages. After a series of burglaries, the villagers grow suspicious. Who is this man? Where did he come from? When the villagers attempt to arrest the stranger, he suddenly reveals his secret -- he is invisible! How can anyone stop an Invisible Man?
The Invisible Man
Author: H. G. Wells
Publisher: Modernista
ISBN: 9180949290
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
A stranger with a striking appearance arrives in the small village of Bramblehurst on a cold, snowy day. His face is completely covered in bandages, with only a fake nose protruding. The villagers wonder why he is disguised, and when mysterious burglaries begin to occur, they decide to unmask the stranger. What they discover is not just a man trapped by his own creation, but a chilling reflection of the unsolvable secrets deep within human nature. The Invisible Man is a timeless classic that not only entertains and thrills, but also sheds light on questions of human nature and the dangers that arise when the boundaries of science are crossed. It is a captivating and thought-provoking reading experience that has challenged readers for generations to contemplate their own life choices. H. G. WELLS [1866-1946] was a British author and pioneer in the science fiction genre. His works, including The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, delved into futuristic and societal critique themes. Wells’s visionary portrayals of technology, social structures, and extraterrestrial life made him one of the most influential writers in his field and a precursor to modern science fiction.
Publisher: Modernista
ISBN: 9180949290
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
A stranger with a striking appearance arrives in the small village of Bramblehurst on a cold, snowy day. His face is completely covered in bandages, with only a fake nose protruding. The villagers wonder why he is disguised, and when mysterious burglaries begin to occur, they decide to unmask the stranger. What they discover is not just a man trapped by his own creation, but a chilling reflection of the unsolvable secrets deep within human nature. The Invisible Man is a timeless classic that not only entertains and thrills, but also sheds light on questions of human nature and the dangers that arise when the boundaries of science are crossed. It is a captivating and thought-provoking reading experience that has challenged readers for generations to contemplate their own life choices. H. G. WELLS [1866-1946] was a British author and pioneer in the science fiction genre. His works, including The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, delved into futuristic and societal critique themes. Wells’s visionary portrayals of technology, social structures, and extraterrestrial life made him one of the most influential writers in his field and a precursor to modern science fiction.
The Invisible Man
Author: Herbert George Wells
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A teacher of Wells, Stover (emeritus, anthropology, Illinois Institute of Technology) explicates one of Wells' scientific romances--a genre that a 19th-century critic called "a condition of England novel" reflecting the growing social unrest of the middle-class. The editor introduces the text as science fiction and as a "dialectic of human destiny," discusses the cryptic epilogue first included in this edition ("So ends the strange and evil experiment of the Invisible Man"), and appends early reviews and other relevant commentary. c. Book News Inc.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A teacher of Wells, Stover (emeritus, anthropology, Illinois Institute of Technology) explicates one of Wells' scientific romances--a genre that a 19th-century critic called "a condition of England novel" reflecting the growing social unrest of the middle-class. The editor introduces the text as science fiction and as a "dialectic of human destiny," discusses the cryptic epilogue first included in this edition ("So ends the strange and evil experiment of the Invisible Man"), and appends early reviews and other relevant commentary. c. Book News Inc.
H. G. Wells: The Invisible Man
Author: Dobbs
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1683832116
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
A stunning graphic novel adaptation of the science fiction horror classic about a mysterious stranger with a disturbing secret . . . In the midst of winter, a snowstorm blows into the small, quiet village of Iping—and along with the storm arrives a mysterious stranger. The village inhabitants are quickly disturbed by the sudden appearance of this peculiar scientist who keeps his face hidden and prefers solitude. When they discover that underneath his innumerable bandages is an invisible man, they rise up in fear and drive him out. Little do they know that the invisible man will return to take his revenge and that the peaceful village of Iping will soon find itself haunted by an unseen and hateful spirit . . . A short but intense story, The Invisible Man is a cynical, funny, and inventive science fiction classic. Rediscover the original story by H.G. Wells in this outstanding graphic novel adaptation.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1683832116
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
A stunning graphic novel adaptation of the science fiction horror classic about a mysterious stranger with a disturbing secret . . . In the midst of winter, a snowstorm blows into the small, quiet village of Iping—and along with the storm arrives a mysterious stranger. The village inhabitants are quickly disturbed by the sudden appearance of this peculiar scientist who keeps his face hidden and prefers solitude. When they discover that underneath his innumerable bandages is an invisible man, they rise up in fear and drive him out. Little do they know that the invisible man will return to take his revenge and that the peaceful village of Iping will soon find itself haunted by an unseen and hateful spirit . . . A short but intense story, The Invisible Man is a cynical, funny, and inventive science fiction classic. Rediscover the original story by H.G. Wells in this outstanding graphic novel adaptation.
The Invisible Man Annotated
Author: H G Wells
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The Invisible Man is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells. Originally serialized in Pearson's Weekly in 1897, it was published as a novel the same year.The Invisible Man tells the story of Griffin; a scientist who has devoted himself to research into optics and invents a way to change a body's refractive index to that of air so that it absorbs and reflects no light and thus becomes invisible. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself, but fails in his attempt to reverse it.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The Invisible Man is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells. Originally serialized in Pearson's Weekly in 1897, it was published as a novel the same year.The Invisible Man tells the story of Griffin; a scientist who has devoted himself to research into optics and invents a way to change a body's refractive index to that of air so that it absorbs and reflects no light and thus becomes invisible. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself, but fails in his attempt to reverse it.
The Visible Man
Author: Chuck Klosterman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 143918447X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Treating a delusional scientist who has been using cloaking technology from an aborted government project to render himself nearly invisible, Austin therapist Victoria Vick becomes obsessed with his accounts of spying on the private lives of others.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 143918447X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Treating a delusional scientist who has been using cloaking technology from an aborted government project to render himself nearly invisible, Austin therapist Victoria Vick becomes obsessed with his accounts of spying on the private lives of others.
The Invisible Man
Author: Herbert George Wells
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
In this renowned novel by H.G. Wells, a heavily disguised man takes up residence at a rural English inn and begins performing secret experiments, leading to intense curiosity from the locals. Eventually, the mysterious man, a scientist who has discovered the key to invisibility, clashes with the villagers and progressively becomes more unhinged and dangerous as he uses his powers for self-serving purposes. Published and set at the turn of the 20th century, the book highlights the perils of unchecked scientific hubris.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
In this renowned novel by H.G. Wells, a heavily disguised man takes up residence at a rural English inn and begins performing secret experiments, leading to intense curiosity from the locals. Eventually, the mysterious man, a scientist who has discovered the key to invisibility, clashes with the villagers and progressively becomes more unhinged and dangerous as he uses his powers for self-serving purposes. Published and set at the turn of the 20th century, the book highlights the perils of unchecked scientific hubris.
Great Illustrated Classics
Author: Mark Twain
Publisher: Classics
ISBN: 9781577655336
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Pearson Education Library Collection offers you over 1200 fiction, nonfiction, classic, adapted classic, illustrated classic, short stories, biographies, special anthologies, atlases, visual dictionaries, history trade, animal, sports titles and more
Publisher: Classics
ISBN: 9781577655336
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Pearson Education Library Collection offers you over 1200 fiction, nonfiction, classic, adapted classic, illustrated classic, short stories, biographies, special anthologies, atlases, visual dictionaries, history trade, animal, sports titles and more
The Time Machine and the Island of Doctor Moreau
Author: H. G. Wells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal experimentation
Languages : da
Pages : 304
Book Description
Science fiction-roman. En engelsk videnskabsmand opfinder en maskine, med hvilken han kan rejse i tiden
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal experimentation
Languages : da
Pages : 304
Book Description
Science fiction-roman. En engelsk videnskabsmand opfinder en maskine, med hvilken han kan rejse i tiden
The Invisible Man
Author: H. G. Wells
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN: 238274457X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
The Invisible Man is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells. Originally serialized in Pearson's Weekly in 1897, it was published as a novel the same year. The Invisible Man to whom the title refers is Griffin, a scientist who has devoted himself to research into optics and who invents a way to change a body's refractive index to that of air so that it neither absorbs nor reflects light. He carries out this procedure on himself and renders himself invisible, but fails in his attempt to reverse it. A practitioner of random and irresponsible violence, Griffin has become an iconic character in horror fiction. While its predecessors, The Time Machine and The Island of Doctor Moreau, were written using first-person narrators, Wells adopts a third-person objective point of view in The Invisible Man. The novel is considered influential, and helped establish Wells as the "father of science fiction"
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN: 238274457X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
The Invisible Man is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells. Originally serialized in Pearson's Weekly in 1897, it was published as a novel the same year. The Invisible Man to whom the title refers is Griffin, a scientist who has devoted himself to research into optics and who invents a way to change a body's refractive index to that of air so that it neither absorbs nor reflects light. He carries out this procedure on himself and renders himself invisible, but fails in his attempt to reverse it. A practitioner of random and irresponsible violence, Griffin has become an iconic character in horror fiction. While its predecessors, The Time Machine and The Island of Doctor Moreau, were written using first-person narrators, Wells adopts a third-person objective point of view in The Invisible Man. The novel is considered influential, and helped establish Wells as the "father of science fiction"