The Invisible Man A Grotesque Romance

The books on this list of 16 titles are tried and tested literature for young people. The stories range from adventure, fantasy and historical fiction to humour. Please check out the list inside the back cover.

The Invisible Man (1897) is one of the most famous science fiction novels of all times. Written by H.G. Wells, it tells the story of a scientist who discovers the secret of invisibility and uses it on himself. But, he is unable to reverse the results. The novel shows the destructive effects of invisibility on the scientist and the chaos that follows later. Finally, Wells shows that the harm that the Invisible Man's exploitation of power causes, does not go unpunished as he is eventually captured and beaten to death for the terror he created. The evocative illustrations further help in capturing the imagination of the reader.