- Ciencia-ficción, Classic Literature, Fiction, Mentally ill
This book is the story of Griffin, a scientist who creates a serum to render himself invisible, and his descent into madness that follows.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and spare.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
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About the book
- Author
- H. G. Wells
- First published
- 1897
- Pages
- 170
- Publisher
- Magic Wagon, Signet, Macmillan Collector's Library
- Editions
- 563
- Language
- French, Spanish, Italian, Russian
- ISBN
- 9781693224188
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“The stranger came early in February, one wintry day, through a biting wind and a driving snow, the last snowfall of the year, over the down, walking as it seemed from Bramblehurst railway station, and carrying a little black portmanteau in his thickly gloved hand.”
Herbert George Wells was an English author, best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary.
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