An edition of The Invisible Man

The invisible man

a grotesque romance : a critical text of the 1897 New York first edition, with an introduction and appendices

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An edition of The Invisible Man

The invisible man

a grotesque romance : a critical text of the 1897 New York first edition, with an introduction and appendices

by

  • ★★★ ★ 3.8 (106 ratings)
  • 1,664 Want to read
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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.

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McFarland & Co.
Language
English
Pages
239

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Ciencia-ficción Classic Literature Fiction Mentally ill Science Fiction & Fantasy Science fiction Scientists English Science fiction Experiments Adaptations Time travel British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author) England, fiction Scientists, fiction Children's fiction Mystery and detective stories Literature and fiction, science fiction Fiction, science fiction, general English literature English fiction, history and criticism, 20th century Wells, h. g. (herbert george), 1866-1946 FICTION / Classics FICTION / Science Fiction / General FICTION / Horror Juvenile fiction Roman pour la jeunesse Comic and Graphic Books Cartoons and comics Comic books, strips Animal experimentation English language French Korean German Fiction, general Fiction, historical, general Elementary education of adults Reading, remedial teaching Spanish language Readers Horror tales Psychological fiction Scientists -- Fiction Mentally ill -- Fiction Science -- Experiments -- Fiction Science -- Experiments Long Now Manual for Civilization

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The invisible man
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-235) and index.

Published in
Jefferson, N.C
Series
The annotated H.G. Wells ;, 3
Genre
Fiction.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.912
Library of Congress
PR5774 .I5 1998, PR5774.I5 1998

The Physical Object

Pagination
xi, 239 p. ;
Number of pages
239

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL700844M
Internet Archive
invisiblemangrot0000well
ISBN 10
0786404108
LCCN
97049153
OCLC/WorldCat
37966465
LibraryThing
21214
Goodreads
118608

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL52266W

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Work Description

This book is the story of Griffin, a scientist who creates a serum to render himself invisible, and his descent into madness that follows.

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