The Invisible Man (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: H. G. Wells
- First Published: 1897
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Science fiction
- Time of Work: Late nineteenth century
- Setting: England
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction, Mystery and detective literature
- Subjects: Murder or homicide, Nineteenth century, Science or scientists, Betrayal, England or English people, Ethics, Science fiction, Experiments, Mad scientists
- Locales: London, England, Sussex, England
Characters Discussed
Griffin, the Invisible Man. He arrives at a village inn and takes a room. Wearing dark glasses and bushy side whiskers, and having a completely bandaged head, he causes much curiosity in the village. Later, it develops that these are a disguise for his invisibility. Getting into trouble over an unpaid bill, he escapes and begins to terrify the people with his mysterious thefts. Wounded, he flees to a former acquaintance’s rooms. He reveals that, to get money for his experiments in invisibility, he robbed his father of money belonging to someone else; as a...
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