The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man  (1897)  by H.G. Wells

The Invisible Man is a 1897 science fiction novel, originally serialized in Pearson's Magazine. The Invisible Man of the title is "Griffin", a scientist who theorizes that if a person's refractive index is changed to exactly that of air and his body does not absorb or reflect light, then he will not be visible. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself, but cannot become visible again, becoming mentally unstable as a result. — Excerpted from The Invisible Man on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Front cover of the first edition.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: The Strange Man's Arrival
• Chapter 2: Mr. Teddy Henfrey's First Impressions
• Chapter 3: The Thousand and One Bottles
• Chapter 4: Mr. Cuss Interviews the Stranger
• Chapter 5: The Burglary at the Vicarage
• Chapter 6: The Furniture That Went Mad
• Chapter 7: The Unveiling of the Stranger
• Chapter 8: In Transit
• Chapter 9: Mr. Thomas Marvel
• Chapter 10: Mr. Marvel's Visit To Iping
• Chapter 11: In the "Coach and Horses"
• Chapter 12: The Invisible Man Loses His Temper
• Chapter 13: Mr. Marvel Discusses His Resignation
• Chapter 14: At Port Stowe
• Chapter 15: The Man Who Was Running
• Chapter 16: In the "Jolly Cricketers"
• Chapter 17: Dr. Kemp's Visitor
• Chapter 18: The Invisible Man Sleeps
• Chapter 19: Certain First Principles
• Chapter 20: At the House In Great Portland Street
• Chapter 21: In Oxford Street
• Chapter 22: In The Emporium
• Chapter 23: In Drury Lane
• Chapter 24: The Plan That Failed
• Chapter 25: The Hunting of the Invisible Man
• Chapter 26: The Wicksteed Murder
• Chapter 27: The Siege of Kemp's House
• Chapter 28: The Hunter Hunted
• The Epilogue

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published before January 1, 1923. The author died in 1946, so this work is also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 60 years or less. This work may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.