The Invisible Man is a nameless young black man who moves in a 20th-century United States where reality is surreal and who can survive only through pretense.
Chapter 11 Mr. Heelas, Mr. Kemp’s nearest neighbour among the villa holders, was asleep in his summer house when the siege of Kemp’s house began. Mr. Heelas was one of the sturdy minority who refused to believe “in all this nonsense” about an Invisible Man. His wife, however, as he was subsequently to be reminded, […]
Chapter 10 Kemp read a strange missive, written in pencil on a greasy sheet of paper.“You have been amazingly energetic and clever,” this letter ran, “though what you stand to gain by it I cannot imagine. You are against me. For a whole day you have chased me; you have tried to rob me of
Chapter 9 The Invisible Man seemed to have rushed out of Kemp’s house in a state of blind fury. A little child playing near Kemp’s gateway was violently caught up and thrown aside, so that its ankle was broken, and thereafter for some hours the Invisible Man passed out of human perceptions. No one knows
Chapter 8 For a space Kemp was too inarticulate to make Adye understand the swift things that had just happened. They stood on the landing, Kemp speaking swiftly, the grotesque swathings of Griffin still on his arm. But presently Adye began to grasp something of the situation.“He is mad,” said Kemp, “inhuman. He is pure
Chapter 7 Griffin, the Invisible Man, narrated further, “In going downstairs the first time I found an unexpected difficulty because I could not see my feet; indeed I stumbled twice, and there was an unaccustomed clumsiness in gripping the bolt. By not looking down, however, I managed to walk on the level passably well.“My mood,
Chapter 6 For a moment Kemp sat in silence, staring at the back of the headless figure at the window. Then he started, struck by a thought, rose, took the Invisible Man’s arm, and turned him away from the outlook.“You are tired,” he said, “and while I sit, you walk about. Have my chair.”He placed
Chapter 5 Doctor Kemp had continued writing in his study until the shots aroused him. Crack, crack, crack, they came one after the other.“Hullo!” said Doctor Kemp, putting his pen into his mouth again and listening. “Who’s letting off revolvers in Burdock? What are the asses at now?”He went to the south window, threw it
Chapter 4 It is unavoidable that at this point the narrative should break off again, for a certain very painful reason that will presently be apparent. And while these things were going on in the parlour, and while Mr. Huxter was watching Mr. Marvel smoking his pipe against the gate, not a dozen yards away
Chapter 3 The stranger went into the little parlour of the Coach and Horses about half-past five in the morning, and there he remained until near midday, the blinds down, the door shut, and none, after Hall’s repulse, venturing near him.All that time he must have fasted. Thrice he rang his bell, the third time
Chapter 2 I have told the circumstances of the stranger’s arrival in Iping with a certain fulness of detail, in order that the curious impression he created may be understood by the reader. But the excepting two odd incidents, the circumstances of his stay until the extraordinary day of the Club Festival may be passed
Chapter 1 It was on the twenty-ninth day of February, at the beginning of the thaw, a singular person fell out of infinity into Iping Village. Next day his luggage arrived through the slush. And very remarkable luggage it was. There were a couple of trunks indeed, such as a rational man might need, but