Authors: H. G. Wells, Patrick Parrinder (Editor), Christopher Priest (Introduction), Andy Sawyer
ISBN-13: 9780141439983, ISBN-10: 014143998X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Date Published: September 2005
Edition: Reprint
"Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe," H. G. Wells once said. Widely revered as the father of science fiction, the English novelist, journalist, sociologist, and historian penned ominous -- and educated -- glimpses at humanity's possible future, including The Time Machine (1895), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898).
'The stranger came early in February ... He was wrapped up from head to foot, and the brim of his soft felt hat hid every inch of his face but the shiny tip of his nose.' After being evicted by his innkeeper, the invisible man reveals his "secret" and escapes without being seen by anyone. This eerie beginning develops into the story behind the "disfigured stranger" as he is hunted through the English countryside.
Preface | ||
Introduction | 1 | |
The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance (1897) | 29 | |
(Annotated text of the first New York edition) | 32 | |
App. I | Review of The Invisible Man in The Spectator (1897) | 205 |
App. II | Review of The Invisible Man by Arnold Bennett (1897) | 207 |
App. III | Sergei Nechaev, "The Revolutionary Catechism" (1869), Section 1 | 209 |
App. IV | T. H. Huxley, "Science and Culture" (1880), Excerpt | 212 |
App. V | Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, "The Sphinx" (1843) | 218 |
Bibliography | 227 | |
Index | 237 |