
Invisible Man
by H.G. Wells
Title:
Invisible Man
Author:
H.G. Wells
Edited by:
Reeves, Nancee
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
232 pages
Publisher:
Broadview Press Ltd
ISBN-13:
9781554812738
EAN:
9781554812738
Publication Date:
20/09/2018
Classifications:
Horror and Supernatural
Weight (g):
386
Dimensions (mm):
140 x 216 x 13
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
The Invisible Man stands out as possessing one of the most complicated heroes, or perhaps anti-heroes, in literature. A thoroughly unlikeable character, the Invisible Man is defined by his arrogance, impulsiveness, rudeness, and, at times, violence. He is, however, a man of great genius; but, his genius is selfish—no one profits from his experiments, not even himself. The Invisible Man is not only a commentary on imagination and the great spirit of invention that elevated the nineteenth century but also a warning against the eugenic and self-interested policies that threatened the twentieth.This edition includes a valuable collection of the nineteenth-century narratives of invisibility that inspired Wells’s novel, as well as excerpts of Wells’s nonfiction writings on education and class. Additional appendices situate the novel in its late-Victorian scientific and technological contexts, including material on radio waves and x-rays.




















