The Invisible Man
H. G. Wells, 1897.
Before you read: Some violence. Better for older children and teens.
A stranger wrapped in bandages arrives at a country inn and refuses to show his face. He is a scientist who made himself invisible and cannot reverse it. As the villagers grow suspicious, his power turns into anger and danger.
Public-domain text. First published in 1897; H. G. Wells died in 1946, so this text is in the public domain in the US, Canada, the EU and India. Summary and notes written by ViralScopeHub.