The Invisible Man. Герберт Уэллс

      

      THE INVISIBLE MAN

      H. G. Wells

       Copyright

      William Collins

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      This eBook edition published by William Collins in 2017

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      Classic Literature: Words and Phrases adapted from

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      Source ISBN: 9780008190071

      Ebook Edition © January 2017 ISBN: 9780008190088

      Version: 2017-01-04

      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

Copyright

History of William Collins

Life & Times

1. The Strange Man’s Arrival

2. Mr. Teddy Henfrey’s First Impressions

3. The Thousand and One Bottles

4. Mr. Cuss Interviews the Stranger

5. The Burglary at the Vicarage

6. The Furniture that Went Mad

7. The Unveiling of the Stranger

8. In Transit

9. Mr. Thomas Marvel

       10. Mr. Marvel’s Visit to Iping

       11. In the “Coach and Horses”

       12. The Invisible Man Loses His Temper

       13. Mr. Marvel Discusses His Resignation

       14. At Port Stowe

       15. The Man Who Was Running

       16. In the “Jolly Cricketers”

       17. Dr. Kemp’s Visitor

       18. The Invisible Man Sleeps

       19. Certain First Principles

       20. At the House in Great Portland Street

       21. In Oxford Street

       22. In the Emporium

       23. In Drury Lane

       24. The Plan that Failed

       25. The Hunting of the Invisible Man

       26. The Wicksteed Murder

       27. The Siege of Kemp’s House

       28. The Hunter Hunted

       The Epilogue

       Classic Literature: Words and Phrases

       About the Publisher

       History of William Collins

      In 1819, millworker William Collins from Glasgow, Scotland, set up a company for printing and publishing pamphlets, sermons, hymn books, and prayer books. That company was Collins and was to mark the birth of HarperCollins Publishers as we know it today. The long tradition of Collins dictionary publishing can be traced back to the first dictionary William co-published in 1825, Greek and English Lexicon. Indeed, from 1840 onwards, he began to produce illustrated dictionaries and even obtained a licence to print and publish the Bible.

      Soon after, William published the first Collins novel; however, it was the time of the Long Depression, where harvests were poor, prices were high, potato crops had failed, and violence was erupting in Europe. As a result, many factories across the country were forced to close down and William chose to retire in 1846, partly due to the hardships he was facing.

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