Introduction

The author of the book

Herbert George Wells

(1866~1946)

George Wells was born in Britain in 1866.

Having come from the lower classes, he had had no formal education.

While there, he met the famous biologist T. H. Huxley, who would have a strong influence on Wells’s life. Wells learned about scientific reasoning and prophetic thinking while studying science from Huxley.

In 1888, after he had graduated, Wells worked as a science teacher, but he soon began writing a novel. In 1895, he published The Time Machine, his first work.

Afterwards, Wells published The Island of Dr. Moreau, The War of the Worlds, and The First Man on the Moon, contributing to the establishment of the genre of science fiction. Indeed, he is often referred to as the father of science fiction novels. After publishing a large number of novels, Wells became an activist for world peace and social reforms until his death in 1946 at the age of 80.

Herbert George Wells, who dreamed of a more progressive human culture through his science fiction novels, still commands the respect and admiration of British society.

Invisible Man

On a cold, stormy winter day, a stranger arrives in a British inn in the countryside. In those days, traveling in winter was unusual, but even more curious was that the strange man’s face is covered in bandages. The entire village is disturbed by the presence of the stranger. Soon, several mysterious crimes occur, including one where an unidentified robber breaks into the rectory.

Finally, as the landlord and his wife try to chase the strange man out of the inn, he uncovers his bandages. He immediately disappears in front of the crowd, who realize that he is invisible.

H. G. Wells published this novel in 1897. It is a classic science fiction novel that depicts a man who has developed a way to transform the human body so that it is invisible. Along the way, he gets involved in all kinds of wrongdoings. Wells’s story ably depicts the solitary life of an alienated man living in despair.