Herbert George

Wells
(1866-1946)
Herbert George Wells was born in
1866 in Bromley, England into a
family where there was little
money to spare; his father ran a
small shop and played cricket
professionally and his mother
worked as a housekeeper. The
familys financial situation
meant that Wells had to work from
the age of fourteen to support
himself through education. His
success at school won him a free
place to study at a college of
science in London, after which he
became a science teacher. His
poor health made life difficult,
though, and he struggled to keep
his full-time job while trying to
write in his spare time.
The stranger who wrapped up from
head to foot came early one
winters day in February. He
lived in the inn without giving a
name. Although the room was warn,
the stranger didnt want to put
off his hat and coat. He always
held the napkin over the lower
part of his face. The top of his
head above his blue glasses was
covered by a white bandage, and
that another covered his ears,
leaving nothing of his face to be
seen except his pink, pointed
nose.
Sometimes the innkeepers wife,
Mrs. Hall, tried to talk to him,
but it seemed that the stranger
didnt enjoy the company of
others. He usually locked himself
in the room and watched out the
window. One thing he only cared
was his boxes which he put at the
station. After some days, his
boxes arrived. The stranger came
down the steps and picked up the
smaller case. Suddenly the
carriers dog growled and bit him.
He got hurt, but he didnt want
anybody to see his wound.
Chapters 1
recall
CHARACTRS:
1.The stranger: Griffin
2.Mrs. Hall : Landlady
3.Mr. Teddy Winfrey: clock repairman
4.Mr. Hall : landlord
Mrs. Hall was mustering courage to enter
the room of the stranger and ask him if
he needed some tea.
Just then Teddy Henfrey came there she
asks him to repair the clock in the
strangers room.
Stranger asked her about his luggage.
She assured him that he will get his
boxes soon.
Mrs. Hall was shocked to find out that
the stranger had vast and incredible
mouth that swallowed the whole of the
lower portion of his face.
She requested him to allow clock
repairman to repair the clock
Seeing the bandaged person, Teddy
Henfrey was shocked
He was allowed to do his job but the
stranger remarked that he liked to
be alone and undisturbed
Mr. Teddy deliberately delayed his
departure as he wanted to talk to
stranger
But he was asked to leave as soon as
he repairs the clock

Teddy apprehended that the
stranger was of suspicious nature
and the police might have been after
him to arrest him
His suspicion originated from the
fact that the stranger had wrapped
himself only to conceal his identity
On his way back he met Mr. Hall
and told him about the stranger
Mr. Hall asked his wife to be
cautious and keep a watch over her
guest

He had said so because Teddy had
succeeded in putting some suspicion
in his mind about the stranger
The stranger had earlier told Mrs.
Hall that he needed his luggage badly
He informed that he was an
experimental investigator and his
luggage contain apparatus and
appliances
He also told her that he liked the
place because it gave him much
sought after solitude

Drooping: bending downwards
Scanty: hardly enough
vestiges: smaller hints
Dazzled: blinded temporarily
Taken aback: surprised
Excruciating: too much unbearable
Snubbed: ignored
Uncanny: strange
Humbugging: deceiving
Grotesque: mishappen
Sluggish: inactive

Swindled: cheated
Portmanteaux: a large heavy suitcase
Contemptuously: with hatred
Teddy formed the negative views about the
stranger. Was he right?
when a person does not allow another person
to come closer, misunderstandings surface. Do
you agree?
After reading the story, I think
it is very queer and amazing. At
the beginning, the author doesnt
make the entire story clear,
which make readers have a lot of
questions. Just like how the
invisible man became invisible
and what he wanted to do? All
these questions will make you
continue to read it and yearn for
knowing the result. In this story,
the invisible man wanted to
control the world. In order to
realize his dream, he did it by
hook or by crook. Finally he
became lonely and no one wanted
to help him since he was
dangerous and ambitious.
The story tells us no one can
live against the world. And you
cant live without any friends.
So how to get along with others
and develop a good personality
which make others like you is
important. By the way, dont
dream to be an invisible man. It
isnt fun at all.

After thought