{"product_id":"2940012115102","title":"The Invisible Man","description":"The Invisible Man is a science fiction novel by H.G. Wells. Griffin-The Invisible Man-a scientist who theorized that a person's refractive index if changed to exactly that of air and the body doesn't absorb or reflect light, then you become invisible. Initially, Griffin is successful and he becomes invisible however, the next time around he cannot become invisible, ultimately becomes mentally unstable as a result.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI  The strange Man's Arrival\u003cbr\u003e     II  Mr. Teddy Henfrey's first Impressions\u003cbr\u003e    III  The thousand and one Bottles\u003cbr\u003e     IV  Mr. Cuss interviews the Stranger\u003cbr\u003e      V  The Burglary at the Vicarage\u003cbr\u003e     VI  The Furniture that went mad\u003cbr\u003e    VII  The Unveiling of the Stranger\u003cbr\u003e   VIII  In Transit\u003cbr\u003e     IX  Mr. Thomas Marvel\u003cbr\u003e      X  Mr. Marvel's Visit to Iping\u003cbr\u003e     XI  In the \"Coach and Horses\"\u003cbr\u003e    XII  The invisible Man loses his Temper\u003cbr\u003e   XIII  Mr. Marvel discusses his Resignation\u003cbr\u003e    XIV  At Port Stowe\u003cbr\u003e     XV  The Man who was running\u003cbr\u003e    XVI  In the \"Jolly Cricketers\"\u003cbr\u003e   XVII  Dr. Kemp's Visitor\u003cbr\u003e  XVIII  The invisible Man sleeps\u003cbr\u003e    XIX  Certain first Principles\u003cbr\u003e     XX  At the House in Great Portland Street\u003cbr\u003e    XXI  In Oxford Street\u003cbr\u003e   XXII  In the Emporium\u003cbr\u003e  XXIII  In Drury Lane\u003cbr\u003e   XXIV  The Plan that failed\u003cbr\u003e    XXV  The Hunting of the invisible Man\u003cbr\u003e   XXVI  The Wicksteed Murder\u003cbr\u003e  XXVII  The Siege of Kemp's House\u003cbr\u003e XXVIII  The Hunter hunted\u003cbr\u003e         The Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE STRANGE MAN'S ARRIVAL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe stranger came early in February, one wintry day, through a\u003cbr\u003ebiting wind and a driving snow, the last snowfall of the year, over\u003cbr\u003ethe down, walking from Bramblehurst railway station, and carrying a\u003cbr\u003elittle black portmanteau in his thickly gloved hand. He was wrapped\u003cbr\u003eup from head to foot, and the brim of his soft felt hat hid every\u003cbr\u003einch of his face but the shiny tip of his nose; the snow had piled\u003cbr\u003eitself against his shoulders and chest, and added a white crest to\u003cbr\u003ethe burden he carried. He staggered into the \"Coach and Horses\" more\u003cbr\u003edead than alive, and flung his portmanteau down. \"A fire,\" he cried,\u003cbr\u003e\"in the name of human charity! A room and a fire!\" He stamped and\u003cbr\u003eshook the snow from off himself in the bar, and followed Mrs. Hall\u003cbr\u003einto her guest parlour to strike his bargain. And with that much\u003cbr\u003eintroduction, that and a couple of sovereigns flung upon the table,\u003cbr\u003ehe took up his quarters in the inn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs. Hall lit the fire and left him there while she went to prepare\u003cbr\u003ehim a meal with her own hands. A guest to stop at Iping in the\u003cbr\u003ewintertime was an unheard-of piece of luck, let alone a guest who\u003cbr\u003ewas no \"haggler,\" and she was resolved to show herself worthy of her\u003cbr\u003egood fortune. As soon as the bacon was well under way, and Millie,\u003cbr\u003eher lymphatic aid, had been brisked up a bit by a few deftly chosen\u003cbr\u003eexpressions of contempt, she carried the cloth, plates, and glasses\u003cbr\u003einto the parlour and began to lay them with the utmost _eclat_.\u003cbr\u003eAlthough the fire was burning up briskly, she was surprised to see\u003cbr\u003ethat her visitor still wore his hat and coat, standing with his back\u003cbr\u003eto her and staring out of the window at the falling snow in the yard.\u003cbr\u003eHis gloved hands were clasped behind him, and he seemed to be lost\u003cbr\u003ein thought. She noticed that the melting snow that still sprinkled\u003cbr\u003ehis shoulders dripped upon her carpet. \"Can I take your hat and coat,\u003cbr\u003esir?\" she said, \"and give them a good dry in the kitchen?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"No,\" he said without turning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe was not sure she had heard him, and was about to repeat her\u003cbr\u003equestion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe turned his head and looked at her over his shoulder. \"I prefer to\u003cbr\u003ekeep them on,\" he said with emphasis, and she noticed that he wore\u003cbr\u003ebig blue spectacles with sidelights, and had a bush side-whisker\u003cbr\u003eover his coat-collar that completely hid his cheeks and face.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Very well, sir,\" she said. \"_As_ you like. In a bit the room will\u003cbr\u003ebe warmer.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe made no answer, and had turned his face away from her again, and\u003cbr\u003eMrs. Hall, feeling that her conversational advances were ill-timed,\u003cbr\u003elaid the rest of the table things in a quick staccato and whisked\u003cbr\u003eout of the room. When she returned he was still standing there, like\u003cbr\u003ea man of stone, his back hunched, his collar turned up, his dripping\u003cbr\u003ehat-brim turned down, hiding his face and ears completely. She put\u003cbr\u003edown the eggs and bacon with considerable emphasis, and called\u003cbr\u003erather than said to him, \"Your lunch is served, sir.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Thank you,\" he said at the same time, and did not stir until she\u003cbr\u003ewas closing the door. Then he swung round and approached the table\u003cbr\u003ewith a certain eager quickness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs she went behind the bar to the kitchen she heard a sound repeated\u003cbr\u003eat regular intervals. Chirk, chirk, chirk, it went,","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152420290800,"sku":"2940012115102","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012115102_p0.jpg?v=1763552337","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012115102","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}