A gripping and entertaining tale of terror and suspense as well as a potentFaustian allegory of hubris and science run amok The Invisible Man enduresas one of t... » 

A gripping and entertaining tale of terror and suspense as well as a potentFaustian allegory of hubris and science run amok The Invisible Man enduresas one of the signature stories in the literature of science fiction. Abrilliant scientist uncovers the secret to invisibility but his grandiosedreams and the power he unleashes cause him to spiral into intrigue madnessand murder. The inspiration for countless imitations and film adaptations TheInvisible Man is as remarkable and relevant today as it was a hundred yearsago. As Arthur C. Clarke points out in his Introduction The interest of thestory . . . lies not in its scientific concepts but in the brilliantly workedout development of the theme of invisibility. If one could be invisible thenwhat? «