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The Invisible Man
A Grotesque Romance. (1897)
An interesting man arrives in the small town of Ippling fully covered; only a pink nose shows through his scarf. Many people wonder where he comes from and what his business is there, but they soon find that they wish they never saw him...--Submitted by Larry Carson.
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Is this a classic book?
Hi everyone, I need your help!! I've got an question from an teacher about this book. The question is : Why is this a classic story. I must answer this question with 5 citations. My first quote is : "First published 1897 This edition published by Coppens & Frenks, Amsterdam" (Page 4) My Second quote is : "Will you get me some matches?" said the visitor, quite abruptly. "My pipe is out." ( Page 10 ) But i can't find more quotes of this "classic" story. And i realy don't know if this correctly what im doing. Thanks in advance, Luc0s
Posted By Luc0s at Mon 30 Mar 2009, 2:28 PM in The Invisible Man || 0 Replies
This should summarize the book
In my opinion, this is a terrible book, but not because of bad writing, but because of a boring plot. However, that is not why I am writing this. I had to read this book for my LA class and of course, I was not happy. The book begins in a small village where the stranger (invisible man) appears in a local inn. The people are all like wtf, who is this guy. He is covered from head to toe in clothing (because he is invisible). He carries out experiments in his room. He later reveals that he is invisible to the people in the inn, then he flees. He meets a tramp, Thomas Marvel, and forces him to become his assisstant (He broke one of Marvel's feet with a rock, so Marvel agreed to be his assisstant- lol) Griffin (the invisible man's real name) flees to Dr. Kemps home. Kemp studied w/ Griffin at a university. Kemp thinks Griffin is insane and is going to turn him in to the police. Griffin gets angry and threatens to kill Kemp. Kemp runs to the village and Griffin chases him. A mob jumps the invisible man and kills him. This was a very vague description of the plot. For a more in depth summary, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invisible_Man. Thanks
Posted By steve1090 at Sun 4 May 2008, 1:26 PM in The Invisible Man || 0 Replies
I need help.... pronto
I am working on a project due in two days and I don't know anyhting about the book!!!:flare: I need to know the setting, main characters, conflict, resolution, and anything else I may find helpful. THANK YOU!!!!!:D
Posted By glindatink1221 at Mon 1 Oct 2007, 9:35 PM in The Invisible Man || 0 Replies
Help - Inivisible Man
Does anyone know when this book was published and if it is classified as a classic British book?
Posted By insanedude92 at Mon 13 Aug 2007, 3:20 PM in The Invisible Man || 1 Reply
Help - The Invisible Man H.G. Wells
Hey, Wats the dudes name? lol
Posted By yllor at Thu 29 Mar 2007, 7:00 AM in The Invisible Man || 1 Reply
The Invisible Man
Hey, this is my first post, and I was kind of confused about some things in H. G. Wells's book 'The Invisible Man'. If any of you have ever read the book I was wondering if you could give me a couple quick summaries about a couple of the chapters, or just the whole book. I find it hard to understand some things from the numerous numbers of people, to trying to picture what Wells is trying to say, to trying to understand the way he interprets the way the people talk in the 1800's saying such things as "What's 'e been doin', then? Ain't hurt the girl, 'as 'e? Run at 'en with a knife, I believe' No 'ed, I tell ye. I don't mean no manner of speaking, I mean marn 'ithout a 'ed! Narnsense! 'tas some conjuring trick. Fetched off 'is wrappin's 'e did," and so on and so forth. If anyone could I'd really appreciate it, or if anyone could suggest some good online notes so I could understand it a little better. Thank you.
Posted By Blue_X511 at Fri 23 Feb 2007, 6:54 PM in The Invisible Man || 2 Replies
Invisible Man Book Report
I got bored about 30 pages into this book, but I still read on. I got good about 80 pages started getting good, but then in then about 10 pages later is started to bore me again. I thought it was a horrible book, but I hav to now write a report on it. I was just wondering if anyone who has read the book could put the events into a sequence because I have to do a timeline. It would be greatly apprieciated. I have to finish it tonight, so if you are capable of doing this please ASAP. Thank you very much. P.S I have to do one more book report this year, I was wondering if anyone knows a good book for a 15-16 year old reader. I don't want to pick out a horrible book like this again and get stuck in this situation.
Posted By whatAday at Tue 28 Nov 2006, 2:47 PM in The Invisible Man || 3 Replies
Free Audio Book - Invisible Man
For those of you who seem to have trouble reading this book and doing homework on it, you might consider getting the free audio book from Librivox. Sometimes it is easier to understand when you listen to it. Librivox uses volunteers to read their books, so it really is free for you to use. The man that reads The Invisible Man does a very good job. Keep in mind that there are also other books available for free, but though the list is growing, it does take time.
Posted By winkin155 at Fri 18 Aug 2006, 8:51 AM in The Invisible Man || 2 Replies
Need help finding 7 pages worth of information for Research paper
Whats up, I need help. I have to write a 7 page research paper about comparing the differences between the book The Invisible Man and the movie Hollowman, explain why i think the book or the movie is better, and get quotes, and critics reviews to back me up, then write about Dramatic Transformations and i dont know what that is. Then give a brief summary on both indirect and direct Characterization, talk about foreshadowing, dramatic irony, plot, setting, suspense, and most of that i dont even know were to find it in the book and movie, sum one please help me out i might even use ur opinion in my paper and credit you
Posted By chicago_atlanta at Sat 28 Jan 2006, 4:43 PM in The Invisible Man || 0 Replies
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Wells is a brilliant author. He always manages to put a strong moral in his books. I saw the people, and Kemp in major, being paniced oxen. They eventually killed Griffin for fear of not only his insanity, but also the fact that he was different, and people fear that in today's sociaty. Whether we like it or not, people will almost always be persicuted for the fact that they're different.
Posted By Nemo at Tue 24 May 2005, 5:07 PM in The Invisible Man || 1 Reply