A compact edition of one of Wells' most famous science fiction works, in which the author managed not only to skillfully convey all the details of the problems faced by the talented inventor who discovered the secret of invisibility, but also to raise this novel to the Faustian height of psychological problems, showing how ambitions and coincidence make the scientist an outcast. The publication is decorated with 59 illustrations by the talented Czech artist and graphic artist Luis Strimple.