The Invisible Man

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• Flying Mud

  Late in 1900 H.G. Wells sat down to draft the series of articles which were to make his reputation as the foremost prophet of the new century. His working title was ‘Speculations’ or ‘The New Prospectus’, and the essays were later published as Antici ... (read full critics)

  lrb published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010

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  HG must have written this with a twinkle in his eye, chuckling to himself. The story is quite good, but what really makes this novel is the writing.

  Sample: "You must picture Mr. Thomas Marvel as a person of copious, flexible visage, a nose of cylindrical protrusion, a liquorish, ample, fluct ... (continue)

  HG must have written this with a twinkle in his eye, chuckling to himself. The story is quite good, but what really makes this novel is the writing.

  Sample: "You must picture Mr. Thomas Marvel as a person of copious, flexible visage, a nose of cylindrical protrusion, a liquorish, ample, fluctuating mouth, and a beard of bristling eccentricity. His figure inclined to embonpoint; his short limbs accentuated this inclination. He wore a furry silk hat, and the frequent substitution of twine and shoe-laces for buttons, apparent at critical points of his costume, marked a man essentially a bachelor."

  Loving it!

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  annemarie said on Aug 15, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  This book always reminds me of my first attempt to read a book in English. I love it !

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  Hanan said on Dec 25, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  There were parts of this book that really made me laugh. I also really enjoyed when he was wandering around naked on Oxford Street and by the British Museum. On the whole I don't think it was by any means Wells' best. But still highly enjoyable.

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  Robot-mel said on Dec 22, 2007 | Add your feedback

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  This book takes readers' minds and builds suspense strongly.

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  Benjamin said on Dec 1, 2007 about the School & Library Binding edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Mass Market Paperback 160 Pages
• Edition: Reissue
• ISBN-10: 0553213539
• ISBN-13: 9780553213539
• Publisher: Bantam Classics
• Pub date: Aug 01, 1983
• Dimensions: 1097 mm x 710 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Library Binding, School & Library Binding, Others and eBook
• In other languages: other languages Livres Français, Deutsche Bücher, Libros en Español, Libri Italiani, Suomenkielisiä kirjoja

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