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The History of Mr Polly by H.G. Wells
Category: Classic
Mr Polly is an ordinary middle-aged man who is tired of his wife's nagging and his dreary job as the owner of a regional gentleman's outfitters. Faced with the threat of bankruptcy, he concludes that the only way to escape his frustrating existence is by burning his shop to the ground and killing himsel ...Show more
The History of Mr Polly by John Sutherland, H.G. Wells
Category: Classic
The History of Mr. Polly is a 1910 comic novel by H. G. Wells.
The History of Mr Polly Wells by H. G. Wells; David Hughes (Editor)
Category: Classic | Series: Everyman Ser.
Part of the Everyman series, which includes a themed introduction, a chronology of the author, a plot summary and reading list. This story reflects Wells's own unhappy experience of the retail trade.
The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Alma Classics Evergreens
The mysterious Griffi n arrives at a picturesque English inn during a snowstorm, swaddled in bandages which cover his face and with his eyes hidden behind dark glasses. His odd get-up and irascible behavior intrigue the locals, who believe him to be the victim of an accident. However, the true reason fo ...Show more
The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
Depicting one man's transformation and descent into brutality, H.G. Wells's The Invisible Man is a riveting exploration of science's power to corrupt With his face swaddled in bandages, his eyes hidden behind dark glasses and his hands covered even indoors, Griffin - the new guest at The Coach and Horse ...Show more
The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells
Category: Sci-fi & Fantasy | Series: Collins Classics Ser.
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. "I beheld, unclouded by doubt, a magnificent vision of all that invisibility might mean to a man - the mystery, the power, the freedom." Griffin, a stranger, arrives at the local inn of an English village, entire ...Show more
The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
Category: Fiction
Wells's classic tale of scientific hubris and self destruction. H.G. Wells's great novel of the dangers of science describes a man cast out from society by his own terrifying discovery. The Invisible Man tells the story of Griffin, a brilliant and obsessed scientist dedicated to achieving invisibili ...Show more
The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells
Category: Classic | Series: Gothic Fiction
A fantastic masterpiece of mystery and science fiction. The mysterious recluse Mr Griffin wanders into town, keeping his whole body hidden and shutting himself away with his scientific equipment. So begins another incredible tour de force by the master of science fiction H.G. Wells. When the village is ...Show more
The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells; Howie Green (Illustrator); Geoff Redknap (Foreword by)
Category: Classics
Griffin, the Promethean hero of The Invisible Man (1897), is one of Wells's most striking and tragic conceptions--a scientist whose apparently omnipotent power of passing unseen among his fellow humans rebounds on him as a terrible curse. From its opening in a small village inn, the narrative moves inex ...Show more
The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells
Category: Sci-fi & Fantasy | Series: S.F. Masterworks
H.G.Wells' great novel of the dangers of science describes a man cast out from society by his own terrifying discovery. THE INVISIBLE MAN tells the story of Griffin, a brilliant and obsessed scientist dedicated to achieving invisibility. Taking whatever action is necessary to keep his incredible discove ...Show more