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The Invisible Man
By Wells, H. G.
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Description
One night in the depths of winter, a bizarre and sinister stranger wrapped in bandages and eccentric clothing arrives in a remote English village. His peculiar, secretive activities in the room he rents spook the locals. Speculation about his identity becomes horror and disbelief when the villagers discover that, beneath his disguise, he is invisible.
Griffin, as the man is called, is an embittered scientist who is determined to exploit his extraordinary gifts, developed in the course of brutal self-experimentation, in order to conduct a Reign of Terror on the sleepy inhabitants of England. As the police close in on him, he becomes ever more desperate and violent.
In this pioneering novella, subtitled 'A Grotesque Romance', Wells combines comedy, both farcical and satirical, and tragedy - to superbly unsettling effect. Since its publication in 1897, The Invisible Man has haunted not only popular culture (in particular cinema) but also the greatest and most experimental novels of the twentieth century.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
192
Release Date:
2017-01-12
Publication Date:
2017-01-12
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0198702671
ISBN13:
9780198702672
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
146 g
Height:
126 cm
Width:
195 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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Very good
Almost no signs of wear. Book pages have no markings, accessories are intact and all other media are in good condition.
€7,49