The Invisible Man

By H.G.Wells

About the author

Herbert George Wells was born in a working class family in 1866. He came from a poor
background, which was unusual for a writer at that time. He won a scholarship to study science
at university. With a first-class degree in biology, he briefly became a teacher. His career in the
classroom was ended by a sharp kick in the kidneys from an unhappy pupil, which left him too
unwell to continue teaching. He then lived on a small income from journalism and short stories,
until his literary career took off with his first science fiction novel, The Time Machine, in 1895.
Wells wrote with tremendous energy throughout his life, producing many science fiction stories,
short stories, sociological and political books, autobiographical novels and histories. He became
very successful as a writer, perhaps because his work was both popular and intellectual, and he
lived in some style. He married twice and had a reputation as a womaniser. He moved in
socialist circles and used fiction to explore his political ideas. Wells died in 1946.

Introduction
The Invisible Man is the story of a gifted young university student who invented a new formula
to become invisible. He became invisible but made two mistakes. He did not inform anyone
about the formula and without inventing the reverse process, he applied on himself.
He had to face many problems in London as it became difficult for him to get food, clothing and
shelter. He came to Iping as he wanted to do research to find out the reverse formula. But his
strange appearance and odd behavior made the people of Iping suspicious. As his money came
to an end, he stole from the house of the Vicars.
He was cornered many times but he managed to escape by taking off his clothes. He met his
fellow scientist Dr. Kemp at Burdock who betrayed him. He called Dr. Kemp a traitor and tried to
kill him. Finally, he was killed by the people on the road.

Setting
1. England in the 1890's.
2. Iping and the surrounding area
3. Much of the action initially occurs around or in a couple of pubs and an inn, thus taking
advantage of the natural opportunity for people to spread rumors, speculate on mysterious
issues, and expand on each others stories.

Characters
1. Griffin: The Invisible Man
2. Mr. & Mrs. Hall: Owner of the inn Coach & Horses
3. Teddy Henfrey: a clock jobber
4. The Rev. Mr. Bunting: a vicar in the town of Iping
5. Marvel: a local tramp
6. Mariner: An elderly sailor in Port Burdock.
7. Dr. Kemp: a scientist and a former associate of Griffin

8. Dr. Cuss: a physician

9. Mr. Bobby Jaffers: the village constable
10. Colonel Adye: the chief of Burdock Police
11. Fearenside: A cartman who delivers luggage.
12. Huxter and Sandy Wadgers: Blacksmith and exorcist.

Griffin
1. A young scientific genius and researcher.
2. Robs his own father to carry on his research on invisibility.
3. Successfully tries his formula of invisibility on wool fabric and a cat.
4. Tries the same on himself and becomes invisible.
5. Realises the disadvantages of invisibility.
6. Unable to reverse the process.
7. Resorts to establish reign of terror with the help of Dr. Kemp.
8. Seized, assaulted and killed by a mob.

Janny Hall
1. Wife of Mr. Hall.
2. Owner of the Coach and Horses inn.
3. Gives shelter to the Invisible Man.
4. Shows courtesy and hospitality.
5. Tries to socialise with her guest.
6. Discouraged bluntly.
7. Feels offended

George Hall
1. Husband of Mrs. Hall.
2. Assists his wife in running the inn.
3. First person to suspect Griffin.

Teddy Henfrey
1. A clock jobber in Iping.
2. Happens to visit the Coach and Horses inn.
3. Asked to fix the strangers wall clock.
4. Suspects the stranger.
5. Spreads rumours about the man.

Huxter and Sandy Wadgers

1. Blacksmith and exorcist.
2. Called by Mrs. Hall to ward off the ghost.

Dr. Cuss
1. A Medical practitioner from Iping.

2. Keeps professional jealousy with the Invisible Man.

3. Interviews the Invisible Man.
4. Scared away as the Invisible Man pinches his nose with an invisible hand.
5. Describes his experience to Reverend Bunting.

Thomas Marvel
1. A tramp used by the Invisible Man as a tool.
2. Carries the Invisible Mans notebooks and stolen money
3. Flees to Port Burdock afraid of the Invisible Man.
4. Seeks police protection.
5. Confiscates the notebooks and stolen money.
6. Opens an inn and christened it as The Invisible Man.

J.A. Jaffers
1. A constable in the town of Iping.
2. Summoned by the Halls to arrest Griffin.
3. Knocked unconscious in the fight.

Mariner
1. An elderly sailor in Port Burdock.
2. Discusses news about the Invisible Man with Marvel.
3. Gets offended at Marvels sudden departure from the place

Fearenside
1. A cartman who delivers luggage.
2. Brings the strangers luggage from the station.
3. Notices darkness through the strangers torn trouser leg
4. Considers the stranger to be a piebald.

Mr. and Mrs. Bunting

1. The vicar and his wife.
2. Their house burgled by the Invisible Man.
3. Money disappears right before their eyes.
4. The burglar found nowhere.

Dr. Kemp
1. A scientist living in Port Burdock.
2. Fellow student with Griffin.
3. Absconding Griffin takes shelter in his house.
4. Proposed by Griffin to be his accomplice.
5. Rejects proposal.
6. Puts an end to the terror of the Invisible Man.

Colonel Adye
1. Law-abiding police officer in Port Burdock.
2. Saves Kemp from the Invisible Man.
3. Follows Kemps suggestion while leading a hunt to arrest the Invisible Man.
4. Shot by the Invisible Man.

Character Analysis Griffin

1. He is an albino college student who had changed his area of study from medicine to physics
and had become interested in refractive indexes of tissue. During his studies he stumbled
across formulas that would render tissue invisible. Eventually he tries the formula on himself,
thinking of all the things he could do if he were invisible. Unfortunately, the conveniences are far
outweighed by the disadvantages; Griffin turns to crime as a means of survival.
2. Griffin is the model of science without humanity. He becomes so obsessed with his
experiments that he hides his work lest anyone else should receive credit. When he runs out of
money, he kills his own father - a crime that makes the rest of his crimes pale in comparison. He
goes from scientist to fanatic when he begins to focus all of his attention merely on the concept
of invisibility and neglects to think about the consequences of such a condition.
3. He may not have had any intention initially of trying the potion on himself, but the interference
of his landlord and prying neighbor lady motivate him to cover his work and remove himself from
further confrontation. The evil that he could commit does not occur to him until after he has
swallowed the potion and seen the reaction of the landlord and others.
4. The irony is, that his invisibility is good only for approaching unseen and for getting away. Any
gains from his crimes are useless to him. He cannot enjoy any of the normal comforts of lifesuch as food, clothes, and money. He cannot eat without hiding the action, as the food in his
system will render him visible. Clothes, when he is able to wear them, must be used to cover
him from head to foot in order to conceal his real concealment--hardly a comfortable state in
the heat of the summer. He can steal money, but cannot spend it on his own accord. Thus the
condition that would make him invulnerable also renders him helpless.
5. In spite of his predicament, Griffin at no time expresses any remorse for his behavior or for
the crimes, which he merely describes as necessary. His only regret is frustration over not
having thought about the drawbacks of invisibility. For nearly a year, he works on trying to
perfect an antidote; when time runs out for that activity, he first tries to leave the country, and
then, that plan failing, tries to find an accomplice for himself so he can enjoy his invisibility and
have all the comforts of life as well. He goes from obsession to fanaticism to insanity.

Thomas Marvel
Mr. Marvel is the local tramp. He is harmless, eccentric, fat, but not nearly as stupid as Griffin
thinks he is. He is smart enough to know when a good thing has happened to him; the stories
he tells to the press bring him much attention and sympathy. In the end, he gets to keep all the
money Griffin stole, and he contrives on his own to keep the books of Griffins experiments. He
becomes the owner of an inn as well as the village bard, as it is to him that people come when

they want to know the stories of the Invisible Man. In spite of his earlier torment, he is the only
one who actually benefits from Griffins presence.

Dr. Kemp
A former associate of Griffins in his college days. Griffin had been a student and knew Kemp to
be interested in bizarre, and idiosyncratic aspects of science. Kemp is referred to as the
doctor, but his degree seems to be an academic one rather than a medical one. He continues
his own study in hopes of being admitted to the Royal Fellows. His own experiments and
fascination with science enable him to listen sensibly to Griffin, but in spite of being rather
contemptuous of his fellow citizens, his common sense and decency prevent him from being a
part of Griffins schemes. Kemp is also the only cool headed person in the town once the final
attack begins. He runs to escape Griffin, but as soon as Griffin catches him, he has the
presence of mind to turn the capture around. He is also the first to realize that even though
Griffin is invisible, he is injured, and, ultimately, dead.

Janny Hall
Janny Hall is the wife of Mr. Hall and the owner of the Coach and Horses Inn. A very friendly,
down-to-earth woman who enjoys socializing with her guests, Mrs. Hall is continually frustrated
by the mysterious Griffin's refusal to talk with her, and his repeated temper tantrums.

George Hall
George Hall is the husband of Mrs. Hall and helps her run the Coach and Horses Inn. He is the
first person in Iping to suspect that the mysterious Griffin is invisible: when a dog bites him and
tears his glove, Griffin retreats to his room and Hall follows to see if he is all right, only to see
Griffin without his glove and handless (or so it appears to Hall).

Teddy Henfrey
A clock repairman who happens to visit the inn for a cup of tea. Mrs. Hall takes advantage of
him to try to find out about her strange guest. Because the stranger will not talk, Teddy
convinces himself that the man is someone of a suspicious nature. Teddy begins the rumors
about the man being wanted by the police and merely wrapping himself up to conceal his
identity.

Fearenside
A cartman who delivers luggage from the station whenever he is needed. He notices darkness
through a torn pant leg where there should be pink flesh and starts the stories of Griffin being
either a black man or a piebald.

Dr. Cuss
A general practitioner who attempts to get an interview with Griffin. He is the first to realize he
actually see emptiness where there should be flesh and bone. He also tells an outrageous story
to his companions in town after Griffin terrifies him by pinching his nose with an invisible hand.

Colonel Adye
Col. Adye is the chief of Police in the town of Port Burdock. He is called upon by Dr. Kemp when
the Invisible Man turns up in Kemp's house. Adye saves Kemp from the Invisible Man's first
attempt on his life and leads the hunt for the unseen fugitive. He mostly follows Kemp's
suggestions in planning the campaign against the Invisible Man. He is eventually shot by the
Invisible Man. Upon being shot, Adye is described as falling down and not getting back up.
However, he is mentioned in the epilogue as being one of those who had questioned Thomas
Marvel about the whereabouts of the Invisible Man's notebooks, and is never made clear
whether this occurred prior to his being shot, or if it occurred afterwards and Adye survived.

J.A. Jaffers
J.A. Jaffers is a constable or "bobby" in the town of Iping. He is called upon by Mr. Hall and Mrs.
Hall to arrest Griffin after they suspect him of robbing the Reverend Bunting. He overcomes his

shock at the discovery that Griffin was invisible quickly, determined to arrest him in spite of this.
The Invisible Man knocks him unconscious in his flight from Iping.

Mr. And Mrs. Bunting

Bunting is the vicar. Cuss takes his story to Bunting. The next evening Bunting and his wife hear
noise in their house after they have gone to bed. They are able to hear someone sneeze, and
their money disappears right before their eyes.

Summary
On a cold wintery day, a stranger came through the snowfall carrying a black portmanteau in his
hand and put up at the inn, Coach & Horses'. The stranger was wrapped from head to foot and
no one could see his face. Mrs. Hall, the owner of the inn thought that the stranger had either
met with an accident or had an operation on the face. His bags and baggage contained only
bottles and three note books. The stranger kept to himself in his room and conducted
experiments. He wanted to be alone and undisturbed as he hated being disturbed while at work.
His rude and strange behavior made him unpopular with the villagers and they suspected him to
be a criminal. There was a theft in the house of Buntings at a time when the stranger was not in
his room. Mrs. and Mr. Hall went inside his empty room and were surprised to see the bed
sheets dancing. The terrified owners chased him out of the inn with the help of Mr. Jaffers, the
village constable.
Griffin then met Mr. Marvel, a local tramp to whom he confessed that he was invisible. He
threatened to kill him if he betrayed. He returned to Iping with Mr. Marvel to take his three note
books and other belongings. Since he had no clothes on, he could not be seen by anybody.
After travelling a long distance, they came to Burdock where Mr. Marvel tried to give him a slip
by hiding in the inn, Jolly Cricketers. By this time, the story of the Invisible Man was in the
newspaper and the whole country knew about it. A scuffle ensued in the inn and the Invisible
Man was hurt. Unknowingly, an injured and bleeding Invisible Man took shelter in the house of
Dr. Kemp, who happened to be his associate in college.
Griffin told his story to Dr. Kemp. Being a student of medicine, he was suddenly attracted
towards Physics and function of light. He invented a chemical by which he made a piece of wool
invisible. He then tried it on a cat and then on himself. He did not inform anyone about his
invention as he feared that somebody else would take the credit of his invention. At first, he
thought only of the advantages of being invisible but gradually he found the disadvantages too.
He needed food, clothing and shelter as the weather was changing and snow would settle on
his body. He came to Iping to do research and find out the reverse process which he had not
invented. His body was like a thin sheet of glass. The food that he ate could be seen going
down his throat until it was digested. Only the dogs could sense him. He wanted his three note
books from Mr. Marvel. He told Dr. Kemp that together they could unleash the Reign of Terror in
that small town.
Dr. Kemp did not keep his promise to maintain secrecy. He had informed Colonel Adye about
the presence of the Invisible Man in his house. Seeing the police, Griffin ran out of house calling
Kemp a traitor. A siege was laid in the whole town of Burdock to catch the Invisible Man under

the guidance of Dr. Kemp. The Invisible Man attacked the house of Dr. Kemp as he had realized
that Dr. Kemp had betrayed him.
In the final chase, the Invisible Man was caught by the road workers with the help of Dr. Kemp
and beaten to death. After death, Griffin's body became visible. Mr. Marvel opened an inn with
the money that Griffin had kept with him and named it 'The Invisible Man'. He also preserved the
note books from Dr. Kemp and the outside world as he hoped that this would fetch him fortune
someday.

Summary in Points
Chapter 1: The Strange Man's Arrival
1.
Strangers arrival at the Coach and Horses inn.
2.
Mrs. Hall, the innkeeper shows hospitality.
3.
Tries to get him to talk.
4.
Discouraged bluntly.
5.
The stranger asked to have his luggage sent from the Breamblehurst railway
station.
Chapter 2: Mr. Teddy Henfreys First Impressions
1.
Teddy Henfrey, a clock jobber comes to the inn.
2.
Asked by Mrs. Hall to fix the clock of the strangers room.
3.
Henfrey deliberately delays the repair work to know more about the stranger.
4.
On his way through the village Henfrey runs into Mr. hall.
5.
Tells Mr. Hall about the mysterious stranger.
Chapter 3: The Thousand and One Bottles
1.
Strangers luggage brought from station by Fearenside.
2.
Fearensides dog attacks the stranger.
3.
Rips his trouser leg.
4.
Fearenside notices darkness through it.
5.
Gossips about the strangers appearance.
Chapter 4: Mr. Cuss Interviews the Stranger
1.
Mrs. Hall complains about the strangers messes.
2.
Stranger tells her to bill him extra.
3.
Town doctor Cuss gets curious about the stranger.
4.
Goes to the stranger.
5.
Scared away by him.
Chapter 5: The Burglary and the Vicarage
1.
Vicars house robbed.
2.
The couple cant see the robber.
3.
Incredibly confused.

Chapter 6:
1.
Mr. and Mrs. Hall examine the strangers room.
2.
Strangers clothes and hat start flying.
3.
Mrs. Hall considers them to be ghosts.
4.
Sandy Wadgers called to ward off the ghosts.
Chapter 7:
1.
Halls hear rumours about the burglary at the vicarage.
2.
Mrs. Hall takes the stranger to task for non-payment of bill.
3.
Stranger reveals himself making people shout and scream.
4.
Constable Jaffers comes to arrest him.
5.
The Invisible Man takes off his clothes and becomes invisible.
6.
Fights with the people and runs away.
Chapter 8:
1.
Gibbonsa naturalist, napping out on a field.
2.
Hears a voice and a sneeze.
3.
Cant see anyone.
Chapter 9:
1.
Marvela tramp hears a voice.
2.
Cant see the speaker.
3.
The Invisible Man throws stones on him to prove that he was real.
4.
Coerces him to be his accomplice.
5.
Promises great reward in return.
Chapter 10:
1.
Marvel sent by the Invisible Man to collect his belongings from the Coach and
Horses inn.
2.
Huxter notices him waiting outside a window.
3.
Suspects him to be a thief.
4.
Gives a chase but knocked down by the Invisible Man.
Chapter 11:
1.
Cuss and Bunting shuffling the Invisible Mans papers.
2.
The Invisible Man enters the room.
3.
Beats them and scares them away.
Chapter 12:
1.
Huxter still chases Marvel.
2.
Cuss reveals that the Invisible man stole his and Buntings clothes.
3.
Iping people join the chase.
4.
Beaten by the Invisible Man.
5.
Marvel escapes with the Invisible Mans belongings.

6.
7.

Village folk perplexed.

He is upset that the news of his mess up will be in the newspaper.

Chapter 14:
1.
Marvel runs away with the Invisible Mans books.
2.
Sits on a bench nervously at Port Stowe.
3.
An elderly mariner discusses the news about the Invisible Man.
4.
Marvel about to tell him the secret.
5.
Grabbed by the Invisible Man and pushed forward.
6.
Mariner gets confused.
Chapter 15:
1.
Dr. Kemp looking out from his window.
2.
Sees Marvel running with terror on his face.
3.
Condemns the unscientific attitude of the people.
4.
Too scientific to believe in the Invisible Man.
Chapter 16:
1.
Marvel bursts into a pubJolly Cricketers.
2.
People at the pub assure him of his safety.
3.
The Invisible Man reaches there and attacks Marvel.
4.
A shot is fired.
5.
Marvel rescued in time.
Chapter 17:
1.
Kemp hears the shot.
2.
Looks out to find a crowd at the Jolly Cricketers.
3.
Griffin breaks into Kemps house.
4.
Needs Kemps help.
5.
Asks him to let him sleep.
6.
Promises to narrate his story.
Chapter 18:
Griffin goes to sleep.
Chapter 19:
Griffin tells about his experiments, theft and panic around.
Chapter 20:
1.
Griffin continues his story.
2.
Talks about his fathers funeral, about his experiment on the cat and upon
himself.

3.

Tells about his tussle with his landlady and his ply after setting his room on fire.

Chapter 21:
1.
Griffin talks about disadvantages of invisibility.
2.
Muddy footprints observed by people.
3.
Naked body catching cold.
Chapter 22:
1.
Griffin enters Omniums a departmental store.
2.
Waits for the store to be closed.
3.
Comes to action finds food, clothing and sleeps.
4.
Cant get up before the crews arrival the next morning.
5.
Takes off his clothes to escape.
Chapter 23:
1.
Griffin makes for a costume shop.
2.
Gags and binds the shopkeeper.
3.
Steals a suitable costume to hide his invisibility.
4.
Goes to the Coach and Horses as a muffled figure.
5.
This way the story is connected to the strange mans arrival at Iping.
Chapter 24:
1.
Griffin proposes to establish a reign of terror with Kemps help.
2.
Kemp anticipates him to be a threat to society.
3.
Takes the support of police to capture him.
4.
Griffin escapes throwing his clothes apart.
Chapter 25:
1.
Kemp devises a strategy to arrest Griffin with Adyes help.
2.
Suggests to use dogs to sniff him out.
3.
Suggests to spread powdered glass on the roads.
Chapter 26:
1.
Burdock police hunts for Griffin.
2.
Town people join the hunt.
3.
Griffin kills Wickstead.
Chapter 27:
1.
Kemps house seiged.
2.
Griffin breaks through the house to take revenge.
3.
Kemp runs out of his window to save his life.
Chapter 28:
1.
Kemp runs to his neighbour Heelas for help.

2.
3.
4.
5.

The neighbour shuts the doors.

Kemp runs to the town.
The road workers knock Griffin down.
The Invisible Man starts to become visible.

Epilogue:
1.
Marvel opens an inn with Griffins stolen money.
2.
Hides Griffins books from the people.

Chapter-Wise Summary
CHAPTER 1. The Strange Mans Arrival
A stranger arrives in Bramble Hurst railway station. He is bundled from head to foot with only the
tip of his nose showing. He enters the Coach & Horses Inn and demands a room and a fire.
Mrs. Hall, the owner prepares a supper for him and offers to take his coat and hat, but he
refuses to take them off. When he finally removes the hat, his entire head is swathed in a
bandage. Mrs. Hall thinks he has endured some accident. She tries to get him to talk about
himself, but he is taciturn with her, although not particularly rude.

CHAPTER 2. Mr. Teddy Henfreys First Impressions

Teddy Henfrey, a clock repairman, comes to the inn for tea. Mrs. Hall asks him to repair the
clock in the strangers room. Teddy deliberately takes as long as he can with the clock, taking it
apart and reassembling it for no reason. The stranger finally gets him to hurry up and leave.
Offended, Teddy talks himself into believing that the stranger is someone of a suspicious nature,
perhaps even wanted by the police and is wrapped up to conceal his identity. Teddy runs into
Mr. Hall and warns him about the stranger, informing him that a lot of luggage will be coming. It
would seem that the stranger intends to stay awhile. Mr. Hall goes home intending to investigate
the stranger, but is put off by the short-tempered demeanor of his wife.

CHAPTER 3.The Thousand and One Bottles

1. The strangers luggage arrives at the inn. Numerous crates fill the deliverymans cart, some of
them containing bottles packaged in straw. Fearenside, the cartman, owns a dog that starts to
growl when the stranger comes down the steps to help with the boxes. The dog jumps for the
strangers hand, but misses and sinks his teeth in a pant leg. The dog tears open the trouser
leg, whereupon the stranger goes quickly back into the inn and to his room.
2. Concerned about the possibility of injury, Mr. Hall goes to the strangers room. He gets a
glimpse of what seems like a white mottled face before he is shoved by an unseen force back
through the door. The stranger soon reappears at the door, his trousers changed, and gives
orders for the rest of his luggage. The stranger unpacks 6 crates of bottles, which he arranges
across the windowsill and all the available table and shelf space in the inns parlor-a space he
seems to have commandeered for himself.
3. Mrs. Hall enters later to tend to his needs and catches a quick glimpse of him without his
glasses. His eyes seem hollow; he quickly puts his glasses on. She starts to complain about the
straw on the floor, but he tells her to put it on the bill and to knock before entering his rooms.
She points out that he could lock his door if he doesnt want to be bothered, advice that he
takes. He then works behind the locked door all afternoon. At one point, Mrs. Hall hears him
raving about not being able to go on. She hears a sound like a bottle being broken. Later she

takes him tea and notes the broken glass and a stain on the floor. He again tells her to put it on
the bill.
4. Meanwhile Fearenside talks in the beer shop of Iping Hangar. Fearenside says that the
stranger is a black man, an assumption derived from the absence of pink flesh when the
trouser leg was ripped open. When reminded of the pink nose, Fearenside claims that the man
must therefore be a piebald, or a part white, part black creature.

CHAPTER 4. Mr. Cuss Interviews the Stranger

1.The stranger works diligently in his room until the end of April with only occasional skirmishes
with Mrs. Hall. Whenever she disapproves of anything he does, he quiets her with additional
payment. He rarely goes out during the day, but goes out nearly every night, muffled up
regardless of the weather.
2.His identity becomes a topic of speculation in the town. Mrs. Hall defends him, repeating his
own words that he is an experimental investigator. The view of the town is that he is a criminal
trying to escape justice. Mr. Gould, the probationary assistant imagines that the man must be an
anarchist who is preparing explosives.
3.Another group of people believe he is a piebald and could make a lot of money if he chose to
show himself at the fairs. All agree, however, that due to his habits of secrecy, they dislike him.
The young men begin to mock his bearing; a song called Bogey Man becomes popular and
children follow at a distance calling out Bogey Man.
4.The curiosity of a general practitioner named Cuss is aroused, and he contrives for an
interview. During the interview the stranger accidentally removes his hand from his pocket. Cuss
is able to see down the empty sleeve to the elbow. Cuss questions him about moving an empty
sleeve. The stranger laughs, then extends the empty sleeve toward Cusss face and pinches
his nose. Cuss leaves in terror and tells his story to Bunting, the vicar.

CHAPTER 5. The Burglary and the Vicarage

Mrs. Bunting, the vicars wife, wakes up at the sound of bare feet walking through her house.
She wakes her husband and the two watch and listen as a candle is lit and papers are rustled in
the study. When they hear the telltale clink of money, Rev. Bunting rushes into the study with a
raised poker, but the room appears to be empty. Their money disappears and at one point they
hear a sneeze in the hallway but are unable to locate or see the intruder.

CHAPTER 6. The Furniture that Went Mad

1.The Halls arise very early in the morning on Whit-Monday in order to take care of some
private business having something to do with their wine cellar. In passing by the guests room,
Mr. Hall notices that the door is ajar. A few minutes later, he sees that the bolts on the front door
of the house are unlocked although he remembers shutting them on the previous night. The
guest is not in his room, but his clothes, shoes, and even his hat are scattered about. As the
Halls are investigating, the bed-clothes suddenly gather themselves into a bundle and toss
themselves over the bottom rail. Then a chair flies toward Mrs. Hall. The legs of the chair are
brought to rest against her back, propelling her out of the room. The door slams and is locked
behind them. The Halls decide that the stranger is a spirit.
2.They send for Sandy Wadgers, the blacksmith who is also supposed to be an exorcist.
Wadgers is joined by Huxter, and together they ponder the likelihood of witchcraft and
contemplate the propriety of breaking through the door in order to examine the situation more

closely. However, before they can carry out any such action, the door opens and the stranger
emerges, wrapped and bundled as usual. He distracts them long enough to enter the parlor and
slam the door against them. When Mr. Hall raps on the door and demands an explanation, the
stranger tells him to go to the devil and shut the door after you.

CHAPTER 7. The Unveiling of the Stranger

1.The stranger remains locked in the parlor all morning. He rings his bell for Mrs. Hall several
times, but she does not answer it. About noon, he emerges and demands to know why his
meals have not been brought to him. Mrs. Hall tells him that his bill has not been paid in five
days. She refuses to accept the excuse that he is waiting for a remittance. When he produces
some money, she refuses it, saying she first wants to know why he doesnt enter by doorways
and move about like normal people.
2.For his answer, the stranger removes all his head wrappings, including his nose and
moustache. He thus looks like a person with a missing head. At the sound of screams a crowd
of people run toward the inn. Eye-witnesses suddenly babble hysterical stories of the man
attacking the servant girl, and brandishing a knife. Bobby Jaffers, the village constable, appears
with a warrant.
3.The stranger slaps Jaffers with his glove, but then says he will surrender. He will not accept
handcuffs, however. As the constable, Halls and others watch, the man removes the rest of his
clothes, becoming invisible before them. He tells them that he is invisible. Jaffers wants to take
him in for questioning on suspicion of robbing the Bunting home. A scuffle ensues, and the
stranger, now known as the Invisible Man, escapes.

CHAPTER 8. In Transit
An amateur naturalist named Gibbins is relaxing out on the downs and hears someone
coughing, sneezing and swearing. Frightened, Gibbins gets up and runs home.

CHAPTER 9. Mr. Thomas Marvel

1.Marvel is an eccentric bachelor and local tramp who likes to be comfortable and take his time
about things. He has come across a pair of boots in a ditch. He has tried them on and found
them too big, and is occupied in contemplating the boots when he hears a voice nearby. Marvel
talks about boots with the voice for several minutes before turning to see his visitor and finding
no one there.
2.First Marvel tells himself that he has had too much to drink, then that his imagination has
played some sort of trick on him. The Invisible Man begins throwing things at Marvel to convince
him that he is not just imagining the presence. Eventually the Man convinces Marvel that he is
real and is in need of an accomplice who will first give him food, water and shelter. He delivers
an unfinished threat of what he will do if Marvel betrays him.

CHAPTER 10. Mr. Marvels Visit to Iping

1.Iping has nearly recovered its earlier holiday atmosphere. As only a few people had actually
made contact with the Invisible Man, the general population is soon able to reason him away as
some trick of an overactive, holiday imagination.
2.Around 4:00, Mr. Marvel enters town and is observed by Huxter to behave rather strangely. He
makes his way down the street almost reluctantly. He stops at the foot of the steps to the Coach
& Horses and seems to undergo a great struggle before finally entering. A few minutes later, he
re-emerges, apparently having had a drink, and walks as if he is trying to act nonchalant. Soon
he disappears into the yard and re-emerges with a bundle wrapped in a tablecloth. Huxter thinks

some robbery has taken place and tries to follow Marvel when he is tripped in a mysterious
fashion and sent sprawling.

CHAPTER 11. In the Coach & Horses

1.The narrator backtracks to explain what happened inside the Coach & Horses. Mr. Cuss and
Mr. Bunting were in the parlor going through the belongings of the Invisible Man. Three large
books labeled Diary are written in a cipher or code they do not understand.
2.Suddenly the inn door opens and Mr. Marvel enters. They disregard him and begin studying
the books again when an unseen force grabs each of them by the neck and begins pounding
their heads on the table between questions about what they are doing with his things. The man
demands his belongings, saying he wants his books and some clothes.

CHAPTER 12. The Invisible Man Loses His Temper

1.Mr. Hall and Teddy Henfrey are involved in a discussion behind the hotel bar when they hear a
thump on the parlor door. They hear strange sounds as of things being thrown against the door
and some bizarre conversation. Doors open and shut and they see Marvel taking off with Huxter
trying to follow him. Suddenly Huxter executes a complicated leap in the air. Seconds later, Hall
lands on the ground as if he had been attacked by a football player.
2.Several other individuals are shoved aside or sent sprawling in the streets. Mr. Cuss calls for
help, telling people that the Man has all of the vicars clothes. After breaking all the windows in
the Coach & Horses and thrusting a chair through the parlor window of another citizens house,
the Invisible Man disappears from Iping.

CHAPTER 13. Mr. Marvel discusses His Resignation

Mr. Marvel, propelled by the unrelenting shoulder grip and vocal threats of the Invisible Man,
arrives in Bramblehurst. Marvel tries to reason his way out of the situation to no avail. The
Invisible man needs a normal person to carry his books and is determined to make use of the
fat, red-faced little man.

CHAPTER 14. At Port Stowe

1.Marvel arrives in Port Stowe and is seen resting on a bench outside of town. He has the
books with him, but the bundle of clothing has been abandoned in the woods. As he sits there,
an elderly mariner, carrying a newspaper, sits down beside him. Citing the paper, the mariner
brings up the topic of an Invisible man.
2.According to the newspaper, the man afflicted injuries on the constable at Iping. Certain
evidence indicates that he took the road to Port Stowe. The mariner ponders the strange things
such a man might be able to do-trespass, rob or even slip through a cordon of policeman.
3. Marvel begins to confide in the mariner, saying he knows some things about this Invisible
Man. Suddenly Marvel is interrupted by an attack of some kind of pain. He says it is a
toothache, then goes on to say that the Invisible Man is a hoax. Marvel begins to move off,
walking sideways with violent forward jerks.
4.Later the mariner hears another fantastic story-that of money floating along a wall in butterfly
fashion. The story is true, however. All about the neighborhood, money has been making off by
the handful and depositing itself in the pockets of Mr. Marvel.

CHAPTER 15. The Man Who Was Running

Dr. Kemp happens to be day-dreaming out his window when he spots a short, fat man running
down the hill as fast as he can go. The doctor notices that the man is running heavy as if his
pockets are full of lead. Kemps reaction is one of contempt, but the people on the street who
see him approaching react a bit differently. The running man is Marvel; his expression is one of
terror. A short distance behind him, people hear the sound of panting and a pad like hurrying
bare feet. Soon cries of The Invisible Man is coming are heard in the streets along with the
slamming of doors as people bolt into their houses.

CHAPTER 16. In the Jolly Cricketers

1.The Jolly Cricketers is a tavern. The barkeep, a cabman, an American and an off duty
policeman are engaged in idle chat when marvel bursts through the door. Marvel begs for help,
claiming the Invisible Man is after him.
2.A pounding begins at the door and then a window is broken in. The Invisible Man doesnt
come in immediately, however. The barman checks the other doors, but by the time he realizes
the yard door is open, the Invisible Man is already inside. Marvel, who is hiding behind the bar,
is caught and dragged into the kitchen. The policeman rushes in and grips the invisible wrist of
the hand that holds onto Marvel, but is abruptly hit in the face.
3.People stumble over and into each other as all try to catch the Invisible Man. He yelps when
the policeman steps on his foot, then flails wildly about with his Invisible fists and finally gives
them the slip. The American fires five cartridges from his gun, sweeping his gun in a circular
pattern as he fires. The chapter ends with the men feeling around for an invisible body.

CHAPTER 17. Doctor Kemps Visitor

1.Doctor Kemp is still working in his study when he hears the shots fired in the Cricketers. He
opens his window and watches the crowd at the bottom of the hill for a few minutes, then
returns to his writing desk. A few minutes later, he hears his doorbell ring, but his housekeeper
says it was only a runaway ring.
2.The doctor is at his work until 2 AM when he decides to go downstairs for a drink. On the way
he notices a spot of drying blood on his linoleum floor. Then he finds more blood on the
doorknob of his own bedroom. In his room, his bedspread is smeared with blood, his sheet is
torn, and bedclothes are depressed as if someone has been sitting there.
3.The Invisible Man introduces himself to Kemp. He is Griffin, of University College. He explains
that he made himself Invisible, but is wounded and desperately in need of shelter, clothes and
food.
4.Kemp loans him a dressing gown along with some drawers, socks and slippers. Griffin eats
everything Kemp can rustle up and finally asks for a cigar. He promises to tell Kemp the story of
his bizarre situation but insists that he must sleep first as he has had no sleep in nearly three
days.

CHAPTER 18. The Invisible man Sleeps

1.Griffin examines the windows of the room, then exacts a promise from Kemp that he will not
be betrayed in his sleep and finally locks the door, barring Kemp from his own room.
2.Kemp retires to his dining room to speculate upon the strange events. There he sees the
days newspaper, which he had ignored earlier. He reads it eagerly, but assigns the more

terrifying elements of the stores to fabrication. In the morning he sends his housekeeper for all
available papers and reads those as well. The papers contain
3.stories of the previous evenings events at the Cricketers along with a rather badly written
account of Marvels experience. Marvel doesnt tell how he came upon the money in his
pockets, nor does he mention the location of the three books. Kemp becomes alarmed at the
possibilities of what Griffin could do and writes a note to Colonel Adye at Port Burdock.

CHAPTER 19. Certain First Principles

Griffin explains how he became invisible. He had been a medical student, but had dropped
medicine and taken up physics. He discovered a formula of pigments that lowers the refractive
index of a substance, allowing light to pass through it rather than being reflected or refracted.
After experimenting with pigments for three years, he came upon the secret whereby animal
tissue could be rendered transparent. He was continuously trying to hide his work from another
professor. He was finally brought to a halt in his experimenting by a lack of funds, a problem he
solved by robbing his own father. Because the money did not belong to him, his father shot
himself.

CHAPTER 20. At the House in Great Portland Street

1.Griffin explains how he had found lodging in a boarding house on Great Portland Street. After
his fathers funeral, he went to his apartment to continue with his experiments. He successfully
made a piece of cloth disappear, then he tried his process on a stray cat. The cat was not
entirely successful, as the animals eyes and claws never completely disappeared.
2.Later the next day he had a minor altercation with the landlord who brought reports of Griffin
tormenting a cat in the night. The landlord wanted to know what Griffin was doing in the room
and what all the paraphernalia was for. The two argued and Griffin shoved the landlord out of
the room. Griffin knew he would have to act quickly, so he made arrangements to have his
belongings stored, then he drank some of his own potion. In the evening the landlord returned
with an ejection notice, but was too terrified at the stone white face of Griffin to serve it. In spite
of extreme illness and pain, Griffin finished his treatment and watched himself gradually
disappear.
3.In the morning, the landlord, his stepsons and the elderly neighbor lady who had complained
about the cat enter Griffins apartment and are astonished to see no one. A day later, afraid, lest
his equipment reveal too much information, Griffin smashes the items and sets fire to the house.
Believing that he has covered his tracks with impunity, he begins to imagine all sorts of wild and
wonderful things he will be able to do under the cover of invisibility.

CHAPTER 21. In Oxford Street

1.Griffin continues to explain his experiences with invisibility. He soon discovered that being
invisible had as many drawbacks as advantages. People ran into him and stepped on him. He
had to be continually on guard as to the movements and positions of others in order to avoid
accidental contact. To make matters worse, although people could not see him, dogs could
detect him with their keen sense of smell. As he had to remain naked, he was soon
uncomfortable. Also, he could not eat, as food was visible until it was fully assimilated into his
system.
2.At one point, he had run up the steps of a house in order to avoid a unit of a marching
Salvation Army band. While he waited, two youngsters spotted the prints of his bare feet in the
mud. Soon a crowd of people had gathered to look at the ghost prints. He leapt over the railing

and ran through a bunch of back roads to avoid the press. Fortunately for him, his escape at
that time was aided with the distraction created by conflagration engulfing his former dwelling.

CHAPTER 22. In the Emporium

1.Griffin explains his first attempts to get clothing and render his situation more tolerable. He
had gone into the Omniums, a large apartment type store where one could buy everything from
groceries to clothing. He made his way to an area of bedsteads and mattresses, hoping that
once the store closed for the night, he would be able to sleep on the mattresses and steal some
clothes with which to mask his condition.
2.In the night he procured a complete set of clothes for himself, helped himself to food in a
refreshment department, and then slept in a pile of down quilts. He failed to awaken before the
morning crew had entered, however, and was unable to escape as long as they could see him.
Thus he was forced to shed the clothing and run, naked, back out into the cold.

CHAPTER 23. In Drury Lane

1.Griffins peril increased daily. He had no clothes or shelter and dared not eat. Also, he soon
realized that walking through the streets of London was going to result in an accumulation of dirt
on his skin- which would make him visible in a grotesque way.
2.He made his way into a costume shop, hoping to make way with some clothes and dark
glasses after the proprietor had gone to bed. In the shopkeepers room, he had to stand and
watch the man eat his breakfast. Furthermore, the man had exceptionally acute hearing and
nearly discovered Griffin several times. When evening came, he was finally able to explore the
house and found a pile of old clothes. In his excitement, he forgot about the noise he was
making and was nearly caught when the shopkeeper investigated the noise. Unable to see the
source, but positive someone was in the house, the proprietor went about locking all the doors
in the house and pocketing the keys. In desperation, Griffin struck the old man on the head,
then gagged and tied him with a sheet. Then he put together a costume of old clothes, stole all
the money he could find and went out into the street.
3.Believing his troubles were over, Griffin went into a restaurant and ordered a meal, but soon
realized he couldnt eat it without exposing his invisible face. He ordered the lunch and left,
telling the proprietor that he would be back in ten minutes.
4.Griffin went to another place (which happens to be the Coach & Horses Inn) and demanded
a private room, explaining that he was badly disfigured. Thus he had set himself up at Iping,
hoping to find a way to reverse the process of invisibility. Here he was finally discovered.

CHAPTER 24. The Plan that Failed

1.Griffin tells how his original plan, after being discovered by the people of Iping, had been to
get his books and get out of the country, but that plan had changed upon meeting Kemp. He
thinks that Kemp can work with him. Together they can set up a reign of terror to take full
advantage of the Invisibility. Griffin does not realize that Kemp has already betrayed him and is
only trying to keep him talking until the police arrive. Kemp stands in front of the window to keep
Griffin from seeing the police, but Griffin soon hears them on the stairs and realizes he has been
deceived.
2.Griffin quickly begins to disrobe even as Kemp springs to the door and attempts to lock him in.
A dropped key spoils the effort as the now invisible Griffin shoves him aside, then hurls his
weight at Colonel Adye, the chief of the Burdock Police who is approaching on the stairs. Griffin

escapes past two more policemen in the hall; they hear the front door of the house slam
violently.

CHAPTER 25. The Hunting of the Invisible man

Kemp explains the situation to the police, informing them of Griffins intentions to cause general
mayhem. They talk of using dogs to sniff him out and of putting powdered glass in the streets.

CHAPTER 26. The Wicksteed Murder

By 2:00 in the afternoon, the entire countryside around Burdock has been mobilized. Men set
out with guns, clubs and dogs, and the police warn the village people to lock their doors and
stay inside. Griffin manages to evade his pursuers for a 24-hour period except for one
encounter with a middle-aged man who had apparently cornered him. Griffin kills the man by
beating him with an iron rod.

CHAPTER 27. The Siege of Kemps House

1.Kemp receives a letter telling him that the Reign of Terror is beginning and that Kemp himself
will be the first execution for the sake of an example. Kemp decides that he himself will be the
bait and that Griffin will be caught because he will have gone too far. A knock at the door turns
out to be Adye with news that Kemps housekeeper-who was carrying notes for the police-had
been attacked and the notes taken from her.
2.Griffin makes his presence known by smashing windows in Kemps house. During the battle
that follows, Adye is shot. Griffin gets inside the house and tries to tell the police to stand away
as he is after only Kemp. He swings an ax at them, but one of them manages to strike him with
an iron poker. By this time Kemp has followed his housekeeper through a window and is
nowhere to be found.

CHAPTER 28. The Hunter Hunted

Griffin chases Kemp through the town. People begin to join in the chase. When Kemp realizes
that the people are chasing Griffin, he stops running, which allows the Invisible Man to catch
him. Even though people cannot see him, they are able to grab hold of him and keep him down.
The effort is not needed for long as Griffin has been fatally injured and seems to have lost a lot
of blood. As the town people watch, the effect of invisibility is gradually reversed, and soon,
Griffin, now dead, is visible.

Questions based on the plot, theme and character

Ql. Give an account of the strange mans arrival at the Coach and Horses.
Ans. The strange man arrived at Coach and Horses to find shelter during a snowstorm.
He was carrying a little black portmanteau in his thickly gloved hand. He staggered into
the inn more dead than alive. He was wrapped up from head to foot. He demanded a
room and a fire immediately. He was ready to pay any amount for hiring a room. He did
not even haggle about the charges.
Q2. Give a brief description of the strange mans appearance.
Ans. The strange man was wrapped up from head to foot with clothes and bandages.
He wore a broad-brimmed hat that hid his face completely except for his pink, peaked

nose. He wore a long-sleeved overcoat and thick gloves. He was also wearing
spectacles with sidelights, which basically looked like goggles. He had covered the
lower part of his face with a napkin, so that his mouth and jaws were completely hidden
causing his muffled voice. He tied a silk white muffler round his neck to put the
mouthpiece to his lips. He looked more like a diving helmet than a human man.
Q3. What did Mrs. Hall assume about the stranger regarding his strange
appearance?
Ans. Mrs. Hall assumed that the stranger must have had some accident or undergone
an operation or something like that. She thought so about the stranger because all his
forehead, above his blue glasses was fully covered by a white bandage. Another
covered his ears, not leaving even a scrap of his face exposed except for his pink,
peaked nose. He was holding a handkerchief over his mouth all the time. She thought
that his mouth must have been cut or disfigured in the accident. That was why he was
hiding his mouth even while smoking his pipe.
Q4. Why did the people of Iping turn hostile towards the stranger?
Ans. Griffin aroused the curiosity of the people of Iping from the very first day. He did
not talk to anyone. He confined himself in the room and talked to none. His bags
contained only bottles. His rude and unusual behaviour aroused the curiosity of the
people.
Tedd Henfrey who had come to mend the clock was rudely asked to leave. He warned
Mr. Hall that the stranger could be a criminal in disguise as he had a suspicious nature.
When his bags arrived the dog came and tore off his bandage. He rushed to his room to
change followed by Mr. Hall who offered to help but he was pushed out of the room.
Suspicion arose when Dr. Cuss saw his empty sleeve in the place of an arm and the
people started disliking him. The Vicar and his wife saw the candlelight in the middle of
the night in their room and their money and gold vanished away. When Mr. and Mrs.
Hall found his room empty they were attacked by an invisible person and saw the
furniture dancing. This infuriated Mrs. Hall as it was her mother's furniture. She thought
that the stranger was a spirit. Mr. Hall brought the police to catch the stranger but the
invisible man pushed everybody and escaped.
Q5. Describe Mr. Cusss Meeting with the Stranger.
Ans: The stranger did not have any social life. The Iping people devised different
theories about why he was so wierd. People thought him to be a criminal, or an
anarchist, or a lunatic and so on. Mr. Cuss, the town doctor decided to talk to him partly
because he was curious and partly because he developed professional jealousy. While
interviewing the stranger, Mr. Cuss caught sight of the strangers empty sleeve. Then he
was pinched on his nose by an invisible hand. Mr. Cuss left in terror and told his story to
Mr. Bunting.

Q6. How did the Invisible Man make Marvel feel that he was real?
Ans. In order to assure Marvel that he was not an imagination but a solid, concrete and
real human being, the Invisible Man took him by the collar and shook violently. He du
his finger in his chest and threw flints towards him to make him feel his presence. Mr.
Marvel saw a flint jerk up into the air, hung for a moment and then it flung at his feet with
invisible speed. Marvel howled aloud and began running and tripped over an unseen
object. The Invisible Man went on convincing him that he was just like any human being
- solid, requiring food, drink and clothes too.
Q7. How did the Invisible Man threaten Mr. Marvel?
Ans. The Invisible Man convinced Mr. Marvel that he was a real human being. He
asked him to be his helper with an assurance that he would not betray him. He
threatened to kill him if he ever tried to betray him. At this Marvel got afraid and assured
all help as directed.
Q8. I wish I was dead. Who spoke these words and why?
Ans. Marvel was chosen by the Invisible Man as his tool to carry out his plans. He
wanted to resign from this devilish task imposed on him but was not allowed to do so.
He was threatened of death by the Invisible Man if he ever tried to give' him a slip. He
felt helpless and miserable. He wanted to get rid of him at any cost. He even went to the
extent of accepting his death than serving the Invisible Man.
Q9. Describe the meeting between Marvel and the Invisible Man.
Ans. Mr. Marvel was a local tramp. He was sitting alone and trying his boots. Suddenly,
a voice talked to him. He answered the voice but when he looked around, he found no
one. He thought probably he was drunk, so could not see anyone. The Invisible Man
then started throwing flints at him to show that he was an ordinary man but invisible who
needed food, clothing and shelter like any other man. Marvel felt his hand, face, and
chest and was convinced. The Invisible Man told Marvel that he had chosen him as he
wanted his help and would be rewarded. He also warned him against betrayal. A
terrorized Marvel promised to help. Marvel had to do things according to the wishes of
the Invisible Man. He promised to reward him for helping him but side-by-side
threatened him of dire consequences if he tried to betray him. Highly terrified, Marvel
agreed to be the Invisible Mans accomplice

Q10. What were Griffins plans before and after he met Dr. Kemp?
Ans: Griffin had planned to go to some hot place like South where his invisibility would
be possible. There, he would not have to wear clothes. From there, he had planned to
go to Spain or to Algiers. He thought of using Marvel as a money box and luggage
carrier. But now, after meeting with Dr. Kemp, Griffin changed his plan. In Kemp he got a
confederate, a goal keeper and a helper. He realized that a single person cannot do
everything on his own. He expected Kemp to provide him an arrangement whereby he
could sleep and eat and rest in peace. He planned to establish a reign of terror with the
help of KEMP. Invisibility would help him kill people. They could join hands to mutual
benefits. They would spread terror and gather wealth. They would threaten people to
pay them amounts and if they did not do so, they would be killed.
Q11. What did Griffin tell Dr. Kemp about himself?
Ans: Griffin told Kemp that he had been a medical student. But he left medicine in
favour of physics. He developed a theory of how to make objects invisible. But he
needed to figure out a piethod of doing that in reality. His professor Mr. Oliver was a
scientific bounder and a thief of ideas. He was always prying into Griffins research.
Griffin did not want to publish his research because Mr. Oliver would get the credit for it.
One night he was able to find the method but he needed money to buy apparatus to
carry out his experiments. He robbed his father. Unfortunately, the money he stole was
not actually his fathers and so his father shot himself dead. After his fathers funeral,
Griffin continued his experiments. He tried his formula on a fabric and was successful in
making that invisible. Then he tried it on his landladys pet cat. The experiment was a
failure on two counts. The cats claws and a pigment of the eyes were visible. Later on,
he had an altercation with his landlord who suspected him of consecutive. In a fit of
impulse, Griffin drank his own potion and became invisible. In the morning the landlord
and his stepsons came with an eviction notice but were astonished to see no one there.
Q12. What according to Griffin was his greatest mistake?
Ans. Griffin wanted to avail the advantages of invisibility by working alone. But now he
realised that his invisibility was useless without the support of a visible companion. He
felt that he had wasted his strength, time and opportunities working alone. But now,
after meeting Kemp, he could find a new ray of hope. He decided to correct his mistake
with the support of a confederate like Kemp who would provide him with a hide out
where he could sleep, eat and rest in peace and then be able to do a thousand
wonderful things.
Q13. How did the Invisible Man meet his end?

Ans. The Invisible Man was frantically chasing Kemp to take revenge. Kemp kept on
running towards Port Burdock when denied shelter by his neighbour Mr. Heelas. The
road was long and desolate. No one was there to help Kemp. When Kemp arrived in the
town he found a couple of labourers on the road. He yelled about the Invisible Man and
the people, nearby, tried to find and hit the Invisible Man with shovels. The Invisible Man
clutched Kemps neck, but the labourers knocked him down. There was a fatal fight
between the crowd and the Invisible Man. Kemp clung to Griffin and a dozen hands
gripped and tore his body. Then appeared a wild scream of Mercy! Mercy! that died
down swiftly to a sound like choking. Kemp felt the Invisible Mans pulse and found that
he was not breathing. He lay dead battered and pitiful. This way the most gifted
physicist the world had ever seen, ended his strange and terrible career in infinite
disaster.
Q14. Describe dying Invisible Mans appearance.
Ans. Kemp felt that the Invisible Man was not breathing. He tried to get people off
Griffin. Slowly the Invisible Man started to become visible. This bizarre change began at
his hands and feet and then crept to the vital centres of his body. An old lady pointed to
faint and transparent glass like body in which the veins and arteries, bones and nerves
were slowly becoming visible. Then everyone saw his crushed chest and shoulders and
other battered features as he slowly solidified. Griffin lay naked and pitiful on the
ground. His hair and brows were white because of albinism. His eyes were like garnets.
His hands were clenched and eyes wide open. There were the feelings of anger and
dismay on his face. It was difficult to see him.
Q15. How does the epilogue bring out the real character of Marvel?
Ans. The Epilogue projects Marvel to be an altogether transformed personality - from a
wandering tramp to a proud and reputed owner of the inn The Invisible Man which was
christened so by him to, perhaps, pay homage to the Invisible Man who earned him
fabulous wealth. The person who did not have much expectations from life earlier,
doesnt want to leave any opportunity of grabbing money. He earns money by narrating
people his stories with the Invisible Man. Marvel was a loner, unassuming and eccentric
person. But now he prefers to live in the company of people as a social and cultured
citizen. He has a strong desire to add to his wealth by making use of Griffins
experiments on invisibility which had been registered by Griffin in his three manuscripts.
Marvel has deliberately hidden books from people and whenever he finds solitude he

takes them out and tries to decode them. He is quite optimistic about earning a good
fortune from them.
Q16. Discuss the plot structure of the novel The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells.
Ans. The plot begins in third person narration as the narrator introduces the protagonist,
the Invisible Man, midway through his experiences. Griffin-the Invisible Mans arrival in
Iping, the fabrication of various theories by the Sussex folk about the Invisible Man and
the revelation of his identity are all presented objectively.
Once the identity of the stranger is revealed as Griffin, Griffin himself takes over the
narrative and tells Kemp his woeful saga of becoming invisible. Then the narrative
presents a blend of third person and first person while Griffin tells his own story. He tells
Kemp as to why he switched over from medicine to Physics, why he robbed his father,
how he experimented upon a wool fabric, then a cat and finally upon himself. He further
told Kemp about his disillusionment after confronting the disadvantages of invisibility. He
proposed Kemp to be his accomplice in establishing the reign of terror but fails to get
his support. On being betrayed by Kemp he sets upon taking revenge. Towards the
climax of the story the novelist again returns to third person narration. The climax
occurs when Griffin returns to Kemps house, violent and revengeful. Kemp escapes out
of the window but is soon followed by Griffin. The entire town is soon involved in the
chase. The plot is resolved with the death of Griffin.
Q17. Describe Mrs. Hall as a wise and well-organised woman.
Ans. Mrs. Hall is the owner of the Coach and Horses inn. When the stranger arrives in
the inn, she welcomes him as an unheard of piece of luck as there were few lodgers
due to extreme cold. Grabbing the opportunity, she exhibits an affectionate courtesy to
her guest and provides him with all the comforts. She prepares supper for him with her
own hands. She is a down-to-earth woman who love socialising with her guests. She
tries to get her guest t talk although he discouraged her rudely. She tolerate the
indifference of the stranger as long as she could. As good manager, she runs her inn
efficiently with the help of Millie, her maid. She cares for the cleanliness of the inn and
thats why she takes her guest to task when h litters the room with straw. She is
practical and pragmatic woman. She sympathizes with her guest thinking that the latter
had endured some accident. On being asked she left the stranger alone and does not
allow anyone to disturb him. She is a domineering wife as she rated he husband for
intruding into the privacy of the visitor. She i friendly with the villagers and obtains their

help whenever required. All these characteristic traits of Mrs. Hall portrays her to be a
wise, composed and well-organised person.
Q18. Describe Griffin's struggle as an invisible man.

Ans: Griffin was very excited about his new life. His mind was brimming with wild and
wonderful thoughts. But when he confronted the reality, he got completely disillusioned.
As an invisible man, he had to be on guard in his movements especially in a crowd as
people could not see him. He had to bear the brunt of biting cold weather because he
had to remain naked to be invisible. Dogs could detect him with their sense of smell. His
food showed through his invisible body until it was assimilated making him a grotesque
appearance. Once he entered Omniums to get food, shelter and clothing. He failed to
get up before morning. The crew of the store entered and to escape them he had to
shed his clothes and run naked, back into the cold. Homeless, naked and without food,
Griffin made for a costume shop in Druiy Lance. He gagged the proprietor of the shop
and tied him up in a sheet to steal clothes and money. Then dressed up as a grotesque
but credible figure he came out in the street to find a new destination. By now, Griffin
could realise the disadvantages of invisibility. He wanted to revert the process. For that
he decided to stay at the Coach and Horses to carry on his experiments to find an
antidote but the nosey people of Iping did not let him do so.