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The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance — H. G. Wells

The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance

H. G. Wells

  • Fantasy
  • Book language: English
  • 143 pages

The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance by H. G. Wells is a science-fiction novel about a scientist who becomes invisible and must face the consequences. With suspense, moral questions, and a portrait of human nature, it remains engaging to listen to.

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Opening of the book

The Invisible Man
A Grotesque Romance
by H. G. Wells
Contents
I. The strange Man’s Arrival
II. Mr. Teddy Henfrey’s first Impressions
III. The thousand and one Bottles
IV. Mr. Cuss interviews the Stranger
V. The Burglary at the Vicarage
VI. The Furniture that went mad
VII. The Unveiling of the Stranger
VIII. In Transit
IX. Mr. Thomas Marvel
X. Mr. Marvel’s Visit to Iping
XI. In the “Coach and Horses”
XII. The invisible Man loses his Temper

XIII. Mr. Marvel discusses his Resignation
XIV. At Port Stowe
XV. The Man who was running
XVI. In the “Jolly Cricketers”
XVII. Dr. Kemp’s Visitor
XVIII. The invisible Man sleeps
XIX. Certain first Principles
XX. At the House in Great Portland Street
XXI. In Oxford Street
XXII. In the Emporium
XXIII. In Drury Lane
XXIV. The Plan that failed
XXV. The Hunting of the invisible Man
XXVI. The Wicksteed Murder
XXVII. The Siege of Kemp’s House
XXVIII. The Hunter hunted
The Epilogue

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Contents

  1. The Invisible Man
  2. A Grotesque Romance
  3. Contents
  4. CHAPTER I. THE STRANGE MAN’S ARRIVAL
  5. CHAPTER II. MR. TEDDY HENFREY’S FIRST IMPRESSIONS
  6. CHAPTER III. THE THOUSAND AND ONE BOTTLES
  7. CHAPTER IV. MR. CUSS INTERVIEWS THE STRANGER
  8. CHAPTER V. THE BURGLARY AT THE VICARAGE
  9. CHAPTER VI. THE FURNITURE THAT WENT MAD
  10. CHAPTER VII. THE UNVEILING OF THE STRANGER
  11. CHAPTER VIII. IN TRANSIT
  12. CHAPTER IX. MR. THOMAS MARVEL
  13. CHAPTER X. MR. MARVEL’S VISIT TO IPING
  14. CHAPTER XI. IN THE “COACH AND HORSES”
  15. CHAPTER XII. THE INVISIBLE MAN LOSES HIS TEMPER
  16. CHAPTER XIII. MR. MARVEL DISCUSSES HIS RESIGNATION
  17. CHAPTER XIV. AT PORT STOWE
  18. CHAPTER XV. THE MAN WHO WAS RUNNING
  19. CHAPTER XVI. IN THE “JOLLY CRICKETERS”
  20. CHAPTER XVII. DR. KEMP’S VISITOR
  21. CHAPTER XVIII. THE INVISIBLE MAN SLEEPS
  22. CHAPTER XIX. CERTAIN FIRST PRINCIPLES
  23. CHAPTER XX. AT THE HOUSE IN GREAT PORTLAND STREET
  24. CHAPTER XXI. IN OXFORD STREET
  25. CHAPTER XXII. IN THE EMPORIUM
  26. CHAPTER XXIII. IN DRURY LANE
  27. CHAPTER XXIV. THE PLAN THAT FAILED
  28. CHAPTER XXV. THE HUNTING OF THE INVISIBLE MAN
  29. CHAPTER XXVI. THE WICKSTEED MURDER
  30. CHAPTER XXVII. THE SIEGE OF KEMP’S HOUSE

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