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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Wells, H. G.
Wells, H. G.
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
The Invisible Man: Chapters 1 - 17
Chapter 1 The Strange Man's Arrival
He had arrived one cold and snowy February day at the Coach and Horses
Inn in Iping and had called out immediately for a room and a fire to warm
himself. After agreeing to terms, Mrs. Hall, the landlady, had left him in his
quarters and had gone to prepare a meal, congratulating herself as she did on
the good fortune to have a paying guest in winter. On her return with plates
and table linens, she was surprised to see that despite the warm fire in the
room her guest still had his hat and ...
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