The-Invisible-Man---Summary

TheInvisibleMan第一章神秘的陌生人第十五章狂奔的人第二章钟表匠的看法第十六章快乐的板球手旅馆第三章千奇百怪的瓶子第十七章有客来访第四章卡斯医生历险记第十八章肯普医生的困惑第五章离奇的失窃案第十九章隐身的秘密第六章发疯的家具第二十章痛苦的隐身过程第七章陌生人的真面目第二十一章隐身人逛牛津街第八章自然学家的奇遇第二十二章百货商场脱险记第九章隐身人找到了新助手第二十三章巧妙的伪装第十章马维尔先生造访伊平村第二十四章计划失败第十一章隐身人又来了第二十五章紧急追捕第十二章大发雷霆的隐身人第二十六章威克斯蒂德凶杀案第十三章我要辞职第二十七章肯普医生是个英雄第十四章会飞的钱第二十八章多行不义终自毙BookDescriptionTheInvisibleManisafamous1897sciencefictionnovel(la)byH.G.Wells.Wells'snovelwasoriginallyserializedinPearson'sMagazinein1897,andpublishedasanovelthesameyear.TheInvisibleManofthetitleisGriffin,ascientistwhotheorizesthatifaperson'srefractiveindexischangedtoexactlythatofairandhisbodydoesnotabsorborreflectlight,thenhewillnotbevisible.Hesuccessfullycarriesoutthisprocedureonhimself,butcannotbecomevisibleagain,becomingmentallyunstableasaresult.PublisherComments:Spine-tinglingandentertaining,TheInvisibleManisasciencefictionclassic–andapenetrating,unflinchinglookintotheheartofhumannature.Toitsauthor,H.G.Wells,thenovelwasascompellingas“agoodgrippingdream.”Buttogenerationsofreaders,theterribleandevilexperimentofthedementedscientist,Griffin,hasconveyedachillingnightmareofbelievablehorror.Anatmosphereofever-increasingsuspensebeginswiththearrivalofamysteriousstrangeratanEnglishvillageinnandbuildsrelentlesslytothestarkterrorofavictimpursuedbyamaniacalinvisibleman.Theresultisamasterwork:adazzlingdisplayofthebrilliantimagination,psychologicalinsight,andliterarycraftsmanshipthatmadeH.G.Wellsoneofthemostinfluentialwritersofhistime.Introduction:TheInvisibleManisasciencefictionnovellabyH.G.Wellspublishedin1897.Wells'novelwasoriginallyserialisedinPearson'sMagazinein1897,andpublishedasanovelthesameyear.TheInvisibleManofthetitleisGriffin,ascientistwhotheorisesthatifaperson'srefractiveindexischangedtoexactlythatofairandhisbodydoesnotabsorborreflectlight,thenhewillbeinvisible.Hesuccessfullycarriesoutthisprocedureonhimself,butcannotbecomevisibleagain,becomingmentallyunstableasaresult.PlotSummary:ThebookstartsintheEnglishvillageofIpinginWestSussex,ascuriosityandfeararestartedupintheinhabitantswhenamysteriousstrangerarrivestostayatthelocalinn,TheCoachandHorses.Thestrangerwearsalong,thickcoat,gloves,hisfaceishiddenentirelybybandages,largegoggles,andawide-brimmedhat.Thestrangerisextremelyreclusiveanddemandstobeleftalone,spendingmostofhistimeinhisroomworkingwithasetofchemicalsandlaboratoryapparatus,onlyventuringoutatnight.Hequicklybecomesthetalkofthevillageasheunnervesthelocals.Meanwhile,aseriesofmysteriousburglariesoccurinthevillageinwhichthevictimscatchnosightofthethief.Onemorningwhentheinnkeeperspassthestranger'sroom,theyenterincuriositywhentheynoticethestranger'sclothesarescatteredalloverthefloorbutthestrangerisnowheretobeseen.Thefurnitureseemstospringaliveandthebedclothesandachairleapintomid-airandpushthemoutoftheroom.LaterinthedayMrs.Hallconfrontsthestrangeraboutthis,andthestrangerrevealsthatheisinvisible,removinghisbandagesandgogglestorevealnothingbeneath.AsMrs.Hallfleesinhorror,thepoliceattempttocatchthestranger,buthethrowsoffallhisclothesandescapes.TheInvisibleManfleestothedowns,wherehefrightensatramp,ThomasMarvel,withhisinvisibilityandforceshimtobecomehislabassistant.TogetherwithMarvel,hereturnstothevillagewhereMarvelstealstheInvisibleMan'sbooksandapparatusfromtheinnwhiletheInvisibleManhimselfstealsthedoctor'sandvicar'sclothes.Butafterthetheft,MarvelattemptstobetraytheInvisibleMantothepolice,andtheInvisibleManchasesafterhim,threateningtokillhim.MarvelfleestotheseasidetownofBurdockwherehetakesrefugeinaninn.TheInvisibleManattemptstobreakinthroughthebackdoorbutheisoverheardandshotbyablack-beardedAmerican,andfleesthescenebadlyinjured.Heentersanearbyhousetotakerefugeanddresshiswound.ThehouseturnsouttobelongtoDr.Kemp,whomtheInvisibleManrecognises,andherevealstoKemphistrueidentity—Griffin,abrilliantmedicalstudentwithwhomKempstudiedatuniversity.Mr.GriffinexplainstohisoldfriendKempthatafterleavinguniversityhewasdesperatelypoor.Determinedtoachievesomethingofscientificsignificance,hebegantoworkonanexperimenttomakepeopleandobjectsinvisible,usingmoneystolenfromhisownfather,whocommittedsuicideafterbeingrobbedbyhisson.Griffinexperimentedwithaformulathatalteredtherefractiveindexofobjects,whichresultedinlightnotbendingwhenpassingthroughtheobject,therebymakingitinvisible.Heperformedtheexperimentusingacat,butwhenthecat'sowner,Griffin'sneighbor,realizedthecatwasmissing,shemadeacomplainttotheirlandlord,andGriffinwoundupperformingtheinvisibilityprocedureonhimselftohidefromthem.Griffintheorizespartofthereasonhecanbeinvisiblestemsfromthefactheisalbino,mentioningthatfoodbecomesvisibleinhisstomachandremainssountildigested,withthebizarreimagepassingthroughairinthemeantime.Afterburningtheboardinghousedowntocoverhistracks,hefeltasenseofinvincibilityfrombeinginvisible.However,realitysoonprovedthatsensemisguided.Afterstrugglingtosurviveoutintheopen,hestolesomeclothingfromadingybackstreetshopandtookresidenceattheCoach&Horsesinntoreversetheexperiment.HethenexplainstoKempthathenowplanstobeginaReignofTerror(TheFirstYearoftheInvisibleMan),usinghisinvisib