He ends up being killed by a mob of people in Port Burdock, at which point his body becomes visible again. Among his many acts of violence, he shoots an off-duty policeman and Colonel Adye and kills Mr. William Wymark Jacobs (1863-1943), author of novels and short stories, wrote in a number of genres, but is best known for his supernatural thrillers such as The Monkey's Paw. He obsessed with power and, in a classic act of hubris, underestimates his own limitations. Inscribed first editions of this work are rare and this one has the added bonus of being a gift to another 19th century detective fiction writer. Wells explores the morality of being able to go unseen as it causes the protagonist to become mentally unstable. Some critics dismiss The Invisible Man as being too comic and silly compared to Wells other work from this era, while others stress that the novel is an. The novel is considered one of the first works of science fiction and has. Probably the most famous of Wells's 'scientific romances', in which a scientist finds a way of turning himself invisible without the means to make himself visible again. The Invisible Man is a science fiction novel by H. Loosely inserted in the book is Jacobs's woven silk bookmark bearing his monogram. The covers are bright and the hinges sound, with some browning to the page edges. Wells".Ī very good copy, with the spine faded and a little wear to the corners. Author's presentation copy, to fellow author, W.W. Original red cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and vignette in black on the front cover.
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