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The Invisible Man

Author
H. G. Wells
Read by
Sebastian Blackwood
Language
English
Length
4 hours 46 minutes
ISBN
9781787369825
Published
23 April 2024
Imprint
Fantastica
  • invisibility
  • science gone wrong
  • alienation
  • madness
  • morality
  • English countryside
  • pursuit
  • power and control
  • ethical boundaries
  • psychological thriller

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Griffin, a brilliant scientist, discovers the secret to invisibility but cannot reverse it. Shrouded in bandages and cloaked in secrecy, he seeks refuge in a small English village, where his initial hope for recovery spirals into madness. As Griffin's power grows, so does his disconnect from humanity, leading to a path of terror and desperation. Wells explores the dark side of ambition and the invisibility of the alienated soul.

Author

H. G. Wells (1866–1946) was born in Bromley, trained in biology under Huxley, and turned that laboratory habit into fiction. The Time Machine sent a Victorian into deep time; The War of the Worlds brought the sky down on the Home Counties. He wrote as if the future were a social problem with monsters attached. The novels argue while they entertain. A draper's son who made scientific romance a public language.

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