The Invisible Man-XII

  • Author: Rupa Gupta
  • Binding: Paper Back
  • Publisher: G.Ram Books Pvt. Ltd.
  • ISBN: 978-93-83510-66-5
  • Availability: In Stock
  • Edition: 2015
description

The Invisible Man, is a popular science fiction novel by H.G. Wells, who is referred to as the “Father of Science”. The book is part of the Optima, unabridged classics series brought out by G. Ram Books. This series includes select novels prescribed by the CBSE as 'Long Reading Text' for Classes IX to XII. The Invisible Man, in its unabridged form, is one of the two books introduced by the CBSE for Class XII. The story begins on a cold windy day, with the arrival of a mysterious stranger at a small inn in Sussex. The man is so well covered that no part of his body is visible. Even his face is wrapped in bandages. Later it is revealed that he is a scientist who had discovered the formula for becoming invisible. His name is Griffin. The book traces the terrifying effect of invisibility on Griffin and his gradual descent into insanity. The story of The Invisible Man, first appeared in serialized form in a journal called Pearson's Weekly in 1897 and was published as a book in the same year. The Invisible Man is considered a masterpiece of science fiction and even today, after more than a century, it continues to fascinate readers. The Optima, Unabridged English Classics like all G Ram books, are student-centric and go beyond the classroom. Special care has been taken in designing the book in a manner that will bring the theme alive for the reader. The exercises have been created keeping in mind the need to develop the student's creativity and thinking skills. Salient Features of the Book • Original unabridged text • Brief outline of the plot in the beginning of each chapter • Meanings of difficult words and phrases in each page • A more comprehensive summary at the end of the chapter • In-text Questions to Ponder Over • End-of-chapter–Assignments based on interpretation, inference, theme, plot and understanding of incidents and characters • Character analysis of the important characters • A brief synopsis of the complete novel for better comprehension • Questions for practice—Theme, plot and character based questions • Questions with solved answers for guidance • Profusely illustrated • Important Quotes All the books in this series have been prepared strictly in accordance with the CBSE guidelines to enable students understand and appreciate some of the great enduring English Classics.




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