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by H.G. Wells (Author), Christopher Priest (Introduction) "The stranger came early in February, one wintry day, through a biting wind and a driving snow, the last snowfall of the year, over the..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics; New Ed edition (31 Mar 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 014143998X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141439983
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,838 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #1 in  Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Authors, A-Z > P > Priest, Christopher
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With his face swaddled in bandages, his eyes hidden behind dark glasses and his hands covered even indoors, Griffin – the new guest at The Coach and Horses – is at first assumed to be a shy accident-victim. But the true reason for his disguise is far more chilling: he has developed a process that has made him invisible, and is locked in a struggle to discover the antidote. Forced from the village, and driven to murder, he seeks the aid of an old friend, Kemp. The horror of his fate has affected his mind, however – and when Kemp refuse to help, he resolves to wreak his revenge.

About the Author
H.G. Wells was a professional writer and journalist, who published more than a hundred books, including novels, histories, essays and programmes for world regeneration. Wells's prophetic imagination was first displayed in pioneering works of science fiction, but later he became an apostle of socialism, science and progress. His controversial views on sexual equality and the shape of a truly developed nation remain directly relevant to our world today. He was, in Bertrand Russell's words, 'an important liberator of thought and action'. Christopher Priest has won many awards for his writing, including the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction, the World Fantasy Award and the Arthur C. Clarke Award. His works include a hommage to Wells in The Space Machine. Patrick Parrinder has written on H.G. Wells, science fiction, James Joyce and the history of the English novel. Since 1986 he has been Professor of English at the University of Reading.

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The stranger came early in February, one wintry day, through a biting wind and a driving snow, the last snowfall of the year, over the down, walking from Bramblehurst1 railway station and carrying a little black portmanteau in his thickly gloved hand. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, 13 Feb 2007
By Jirina Prochazkova (Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire) - See all my reviews
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Fantastic book. Thinking that it has been written at the end of 19th century. The story makes you fell a little angry and dissapointed in the main character Griffin (the Invisible Man). On the other hand you have to sympathise with him and feel for him.

This is one of the books that everybody should read. Very well written and I will deffinetely read more from this author.

Recomended.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, 13 Feb 2007
By John Hopper (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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Definitely my least favourite of the author's four main SF novels. The theme of the misguided scientist corrupted by his own discovery is handled much better in the Island of Dr Moreau. Much of this novel struck me as overly comedic, indeed rather slapstick. The other characters aside from the eponymous one are unmemorable ciphers. A disappointment.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Victorian Soap Opera, 23 May 2009
By Mr. Ross Maynard (Glasgow, Scotland) - See all my reviews
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"The Invisible Man" was one of Wells' earliest science fiction novels (1897) and is one of the most famous SF titles of all. Sadly, the contents of the novel do not live up to the expectation. Wells' habit of setting his extraordinary SF novels in contemporary Victorian society works well for many of his books, but not this one. The result is a clumsy almost farcical soap opera: "Phil Mitchell's invisible and he's out for vengence ..." H G Wells is a great author. If you are new to him, don't start here. Start with his short stories, and read some of his other SF novels. This is a let down.
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