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.
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Mr Teddy Henfrey's First Impressions |
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11 | (5) |
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The Thousand and One Bottles |
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16 | (5) |
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Mr Cuss Interviews the Stranger |
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21 | (6) |
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The Burglary at the Vicarage |
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27 | (3) |
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The Furniture that Went Mad |
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30 | (4) |
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The Unveiling of the Stranger |
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34 | (8) |
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42 | (1) |
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43 | (6) |
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Mr Marvel's Visit to Iping |
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49 | (3) |
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52 | (4) |
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The Invisible Man Loses his Temper |
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56 | (5) |
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Mr Marvel Discusses his Resignation |
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61 | (3) |
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64 | (6) |
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70 | (2) |
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72 | (4) |
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76 | (8) |
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84 | (4) |
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88 | (6) |
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At the House in Great Portland Street |
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94 | (9) |
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103 | (5) |
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108 | (6) |
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114 | (9) |
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123 | (4) |
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The Hunting of the Invisible Man |
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127 | (2) |
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129 | (5) |
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The Siege of Kemp's House |
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134 | (9) |
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143 | (6) |
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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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