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Authors: H. G. Wells, W. Warren Wagar
ISBN-13: 9780812417395, ISBN-10: 0812417399
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Perfection Learning Corporation
Date Published: September 2002
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: H. G. Wells

"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).

Book Synopsis

'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.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction1
The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance (1897)29
(Annotated text of the first New York edition)32
App. IReview of The Invisible Man in The Spectator (1897)205
App. IIReview of The Invisible Man by Arnold Bennett (1897)207
App. IIISergei Nechaev, "The Revolutionary Catechism" (1869), Section 1209
App. IVT. H. Huxley, "Science and Culture" (1880), Excerpt212
App. VThomas Carlyle, Past and Present, "The Sphinx" (1843)218
Bibliography227
Index237

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