The arrival of a man in bandages at the English Inn arouses sympathy from the locals as they consider him an accident victim. But the strange behaviour of theman triggers the curiosity of the villagers and when the disguise is lifted nothing is found beneath it. To their horror, they discover that the man is invisible. Griffin, a brilliant scientist and a student of optics, after a series of experiments renders himself invisible. Unable to reverse the process, he sets out to exploit his talent and unleashes a Reign of Terror on the people around him. A gripping and entertaining tale of terror and suspense, The Invisible Man endures as one of the signature stories in the literature of science fiction.