-One of the best known works of science-fiction. English original edition- The 'invisible man' of the title is Griffin, a scientist who has devoted himself to research into optics and invents a way to change a body's refractive index to that of air so that it neither absorbs nor reflects light and thus becomes invisible. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself, but fails in his attempt to reverse it. H. G. Wells (1866-1946) was a writer of science-fiction works, including 'The Time Machine' and 'War of the Worlds,' who had a great influence on our vision of the future. Il Disoriente - Science Fiction Fantasy Adventure A paperback and e-book series published by Intra. Global readability, Italian charm.