《隐形人(插图中文导读英文版)》由威尔斯所著，这是一部令人毛骨悚然的科幻故事。一位穷教师怀着巨大的狂热发明了一种药物，能够使物质隐形。他给自己用药后成了隐形人，在屡遭使自己显形失败后，心灰意冷，于是，他的灵魂走火入魔，妄图利用自己隐形对世界进行恐怖活动……

《隐形人(插图中文导读英文版)》由威尔斯所著，《隐形人(插图中文导读英文版)》是世界上最伟大的科幻小说之一。主人公格里芬是一位才华横溢的科学家，他研究出了一种隐形的方法，并把自己变成了隐形人，隐形实验的成功使他欣喜若狂。由于隐形，使他摆脱了社会“看得见”的监督，格里芬开始我行我素，痛殴他人、恐吓威胁、行窃、纵火与谋杀，最后甚至想建立“隐形王国”统治世界。朋友规劝他停止这些疯狂的举动，而他却一意孤行、众叛亲离，最后误入歧途的他在人们的喊打声中被剿灭。

该书一出版，很快就成为当时最畅销的小说，至今已被译成几十种文字，并曾经先后多次被改编成电影、电视剧和动画片等。书中所展现的科幻故事伴随了一代又一代人的美丽童年、少年直至成年。无论作为语言学习的课本，还是作为通俗的科幻小说读本，本书对当代中国的青少年都将产生积极的影响。为了使读者能够了解英文故事概况，进而提高阅读速度和阅读水平，在每章的开始部分增加了中文导读。同时，为了读者更好地理解故事内容，书中加入了大量的插图。

第一章 奇怪的来客

 Chapter 1 The Strange Man’S Arrival

第二章 泰德·亨弗瑞先生的初次印象

 Chapter 2 Mr．Teddy Henfrey’S First Impressions

第三章 一千零一个瓶子

 Chapter 3 The Thousand and One Bottles

第四章 库斯先生拜访陌生人

 Chapter 4 Mr．Cuss Interviews The Stranger

第五章 牧师家被盗

 Chapter 5 The Burglary at the Vicarage

第六章 发疯的家具

 Chapter 6 The Furniture That Went Mad

第七章 陌生人剥去伪装

 Chapter 7 The Unveiling ofthe Stranger

第八章 在途中

 Chapter 8 In Transit

第九章 托马斯·马维尔先生

 Chapter 9 Mr．Thomas Marvel

第十章 马维尔先生走访伊平

 Chapter 10 Mr．Marvel’S Visit to Iping

第十一章 在车马旅馆

 Chapter 11 In the Coach and Horses

第十二章 隐形人大发雷霆

 Chapter 12 The Invisible Man Loses His Temper

第十三章 马维尔先生想放弃

 Chapter 13 Mr．Marvel Discusses His Resignation

第十四章 在斯托港

Chapter 14 At Port Stowe

第十五章 奔跑的人

Chapter 15 The Man Who was Running

第十六章 在“快乐的板球手”旅馆里

Chapter 16 In the Jolly Cricketers

第十七章 肯普医生的访客

Chapter 17 Doctor Kemp’s Visitor

第十八章 隐形人睡觉

Chapter 18 The Invisible Man Sleeps

第十九章 一些基本原理

Chapter 19 Certain First Principles

第二十章 住在波特兰大街

Chapter 20 At the House in Great Portland Street

第二十一章 在牛津街上

Chapter 21 In Oxford Street

第二十二章 在商场

Chapter 22 In the Emporium

第二十三章 在德鲁利小巷

Chapter 23 In Drury Lane

第二十四章 计划失败

 Chapter 24 The Plan That Failed

第二十五章 追捕隐形人

 Chapter 25 The Hunting of the Invisible Man

第二十六章 威克斯迪德被害

 Chapter 26 The Wicksteed Murder

第二十七章 包围肯普的住宅

 Chapter 27 The Siege ofKemp’S House

第二十八章 玩火者必自焚

Chapter 28 The Hunter Hunted

The stranger came early in February， one wintry day，through a biting wind and a driving snow， the last snowfall of the year， over the down， walking as it seemed from Bramblehurst railway station， and carrying a little black portmanteau in his thickly gloved hand. He was wrapped up from head to foot， and the brim of his soft felt hat hid every inch of his face but the shiny tip of his nose; the snow had piled itself against his shoulders and chest，and added a white crest to the burden he carried. He staggered into the Coach and Horses， more dead than alive as it seemed， and flung his portmanteau down. "A fire，" he cried， "in the name of human charity！ A room and a fire ！" He stamped and shook the snow from off him self in the bar， and followed Mrs. Hall into her guest parlour to strike his bargain. And with that much introduction， that and a ready acquiescence to terms and a couple of sovereigns flung upon the table， he took up his quarters in the inn.

Mrs. Hall lit the fire and left him there while she went to prepare him a meal with her own hands. A guest to stop at Iping in the wintertime was an unheard-of piece of luck， let alone a guest who was no "haggler，" and she was resolved to show herself worthy of her good fortune. As soon as the bacon was well under way， and Millie， her lymphatic aid， had been brisked up a bit by a few deftly chosen expressions of contempt， she carried the cloth， plates， and glasses into the parlour and began to lay them with the utmost eclat.Although the fire was burning up briskly， she was surprised to see that her visitor still wore his hat and coat， standing with his back to her and staring out of the window at the failing snow in the yard.His gloved hands were clasped behind him， and he seemed to be lost in thought. She noticed that the melted snow that still sprinkled his shoulders dripped upon her carpet. "Can I take your hat and coat，sir，" she said， "and give them a good dry in the kitchen？"

"No，" he said without turning.

She was not sure she had heard him， and was about to repeat her question.

He turned his head and looked at her over his shoulder. "I prefer to keep them on，" he said with emphasis， and she noticed that he wore big blue spectacles with side-lights and had a bushy side-whisker over his coat-collar that completely hid his cheeks and face.

"Very well， sir，" she said. "As you like. In a bit the room will be warmer."

He made no answer and had turned his face away from her again; and Mrs. Hall， feeling that her conversational advances were ill-timed， laid the rest of the table things in a quick staccato and whisked out of the room. When she returned he was still standing there like a man of stone， his back hunched， his collar turned up， his dripping hat-brim turned down， hiding his face and ears completely.She put down the eggs and bacon with considerable emphasis， and called rather than said to him， "Your lunch is served， sir."

 "Thank you，" he said at the same time， and did not stir until she was closing the door. Then he swung round and approached the table with a certain eager quickness.

As she went behind the bar to the kitchen she heard a sound repeated at regular intervals. Chirk， ehirk， Chirk， it went， the sound of a spoon being rapidly whisked round a basin. "That girl！" she said. "There！ I clean forgot it. It's her being so long！" And while she herself finished mixing the mustard， she gave Millie a few verbal stabs for her excessive slowness. She had cooked the ham and eggs，laid the table， and done everything， while Millie (help indeed ！) had only succeeded in delaying the mustard. And him a new guest and wanting to stay！ Then she filled the mustard pot， and 1 putting it with a certain stateliness upon a gold and black tea-tray， carried it into the parlour.

She rapped and entered promptly. As she did so her visitor moved quickly， so that she got but a glimpse of a white object disappearing behind the table. It would seem he was picking something from the floor. She rapped down the mustard pot on the table， and then she noticed the overcoat and hat had been taken off and put over a chair in front of the fire. A pair of wet boots threatened rust to her steel fender. She went to these things resolutely. "I suppose I may have them to dry now，" she said in a voice that brooked no denial.

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赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯(Herbert．George Wells，1866一1946)，英国著名作家，被誉为“科幻小说界的莎士比亚”、“英国的儒勒·凡尔纳”。

1866年9月21日，威尔斯出生在英格兰肯特郡的一个贫苦人家。因为家庭破产，他十四岁就开始分担家庭负担，先后当过药房学徒、邮递员、售货员和教师等。通过自学，他于1884年进入伦敦自然科学师范学院学习，并于1890年获理科学士学位；之后，在雷克萨姆·霍尔特学院任教。

1891年，威尔斯开始为一些报刊撰写文章。1893年，他出版了第一部作品《生物学读本》。1895年，出版了科幻小说《时间机器》，该书一经出版便成为当时最畅销图书，并引发了人们对科学幻想的热烈讨论，威尔斯从此一举成名。之后，陆续出版了《莫洛博士岛》、《隐形人》、《星球大战》、《神的食物》等科幻小说。除了科幻小说，威尔斯还出版了喜剧小说《爱情和路易先姆先生》、《玻利先生的历史》、《基普斯》等，反映社会现实的小说《像神一样的人们》、《梦》、《巴海姆先生的独裁统治》和《怎么小心都不会过分》等以及长篇历史著作《世界史纲》。

威尔斯一生共创作、出版了一百多部作品，但影响最大、最成功的是科幻小说，其中《时间机器》、《隐形人》、《星球大战》等已成为现代科幻小说的经典之作。一百多年来，他的科幻小说被译成世界上的多种文字，并不断被改编成电影、电视、动画片等，在全世界范围内广泛传播。时至今日，他的科幻小说仍是世界上最受欢迎的作品。

《隐形人》是威尔斯的代表作之一，它在世界科幻小说史上占有非常重要的位置，是公认的世界文学名著之一。在中国，《隐形人》是最受广大读者欢迎的经典小说之一，是中国一代又一代读者最熟悉的世界文学名著之一。基于以上原因，我们决定编译《隐形人》，并采用中文导读英文版的形式出版。在中文导读中，我们尽力使其贴近原作的精髓，也尽可能保留原作故事主线。我们希望能够编出为当代中国读者所喜爱的经典读本。读者在阅读英文故事之前，可以先阅读中文导读内容，这样有利于了解故事背景，从而加快阅读速度。同时，为了读者更好地理解故事内容，书中加入了大量的插图。我们相信，该经典著作的引进对加强当代中国读者，特别是青少年读者的人文修养是非常有帮助的。

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