The Invisible Man
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 The Epilogue
Themes
All Themes Freedom, Anonymity, and Immorality The Future vs. the Past Greed and Self-Interest Skepticism vs. Belief Humans, Science, and Nature
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Griffin/The Invisible Man Mrs. Hall Thomas Marvel Doctor Kemp Mr. Wicksteed
Symbols
All Symbols Iping Griffin’s Notebooks
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dialect Dramatic Irony Foil Foreshadowing Genre Imagery Irony Mood Motifs Pathos Setting Similes Situational Irony Soliloquy Style Tone
Quizzes
All Quizzes Chapter 1: The Strange Man’s Arrival Quiz Chapter 2: Mr. Teddy Henfrey’s First Impressions Quiz Chapter 3: The Thousand and One Bottles Quiz Chapter 4: Mr. Cuss Interviews the Stranger Quiz Chapter 5: The Burglary at the Vicarage Quiz Chapter 6: The Furniture That Went Mad Quiz Chapter 7: The Unveiling of the Stranger Quiz Chapter 8: The Unveiling of the Stranger Quiz Chapter 9: Mr. Thomas Marvel Quiz Chapter 10: Mr. Marvel’s Visit to Iping Quiz Chapter 11: In the Coach and Horses Quiz Chapter 12: The Invisible Man Loses His Temper Quiz Chapter 13: Mr. Marvel Discusses his Resignation Quiz Chapter 14: At Port Stowe Quiz Chapter 15: The Man Who Was Running Quiz Chapter 16: In the Jolly Cricketers Quiz Chapter 17: Doctor Kemp’s Visitor Quiz Chapter 18: The Invisible Man Sleeps Quiz Chapter 19: The Invisible Man Sleeps Quiz Chapter 20: At the House in Great Portland Street Quiz Chapter 21: In Oxford Street Quiz Chapter 22: In the Emporium Quiz Chapter 23: In Drury Lane Quiz Chapter 24: The Plan That Failed Quiz Chapter 25: The Hunting of the Invisible Man Quiz Chapter 26: The Wicksteed Murder Quiz Chapter 27: The Siege of Kemp’s House Quiz Chapter 28: The Hunter Hunted Quiz The Epilogue Quiz
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The Invisible Man

by

H. G. Wells

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