"Näkymätön mies" by H. G. Wells is a science fiction novel published in 1897. A scientist named Griffin discovers how to make himself invisible by altering his body's refractive index, but cannot reverse the process. Isolated and increasingly unhinged, he arrives at a remote English village wrapped in bandages, concealing his condition. As his violent nature emerges and his situation grows desperate, Griffin embarks on a terrifying campaign that transforms him from scientific genius into hunted fugitive. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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