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Title: |
The Invisible Man |
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| By (author): |
H.G. Wells Edited by: Nicole Lobdell, Nancee Reeves |
| ISBN10-13: |
1554812739 : 9781554812738 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pages: |
232 |
| Weight: |
.270 Kg. |
| Published: |
Broadview Press - September 2018 |
| List Price: |
17.95 Pounds Sterling |
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In Stock
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| The Invisible Man stands out as possessing one of the most complicated heroes, or perhaps anti-heroes, in literature. A thoroughly unlikeable character, the Invisible Man is defined by his arrogance, impulsiveness, rudeness, and, at times, violence. He is, however, a man of great genius; but, his genius is selfishâ no one profits from his experiments, not even himself. The Invisible Man is not only a commentary on imagination and the great spirit of invention that elevated the nineteenth century but also a warning against the eugenic and self-interested policies that threatened the twentieth. This edition includes a valuable collection of the nineteenth-century narratives of invisibility that inspired Wellsâ s novel, as well as excerpts of Wellsâ s nonfiction writings on education and class. Additional appendices situate the novel in its late-Victorian scientific and technological contexts, including material on radio waves and x-rays. |
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