The Invisible Man
1897 science fiction novel by H. G. Wells
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Summary
The Invisible Man is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,347 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: H. G. Wells[3]
- Instance of: serialized fiction[4]
- Genre: science fiction[5]
- Commons category: The Invisible Man[6]
- Language of work or name: English[7]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8]
- Characters: Griffanti[9], Griffin[10]
- Has edition or translation: Человек-невидимка[11], L’Homme invisible[12], The Invisible Man[13], Człowiek niewidzialny[14], Күренмәс кеше[15], The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance by H. G. Wells[16], Q120487946[17], Q137531357[18], Q137779560[19], Q138515792[20]
- Narrative location: London[21], Sussex[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:The Invisible Man[23]
- Work available at URL: https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/h-g-wells/the-invisible-man[24]
- Published in: Pearson's Weekly[25]
- Title: The Invisible Man[26]
- Subtitle: A Grotesque Romance[27]
- First line: The stranger came early in February, one wintry day, through a biting wind and a driving snow, the last snowfall of the year, over the down, walking as it seemed from Bramblehurst railway station, and carrying a little black portmanteau in his thickly gloved hand.[28]
- Last line: So he lapses into a dream, the undying wonderful dream of his life. And though Kemp has fished unceasingly, and Adye has questioned closely, no human being save the landlord knows those books are there, with the subtle secret of invisibility and a dozen other strange secrets written therein. And none other will know of them until he dies.[29]
- Derivative work: The Invisible Man[30], Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man[31], Tomei Ningen[32]
- Copyright status: public domain[33]
- Form of creative work: novel[34]
Why It Matters
The Invisible Man has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]