A mysterious stranger arrives at a rural Sussex inn on a cold winter's night with his face obscured by bandages and his body cloaked in a long, heavy coat. He locks himself in his room and spends his stay labouring over chemicals in intricate glass bottles. The villagers, bewildered by what lurks under the bandages, could never be prepared for the terrible truth: that the man is a scientist who has rendered himself invisible and is desperately struggling to find an antidote. He flees to the rugged, cliff-lined coast, where, under the pressure of isolation and pursued by police and an angry mob, he is intent on murderous revenge.
I. The strange man's arrival -- II. Mr. Teddy Henfrey's first impressions -- III. The thousand and one bottles -- IV. Mr. Cuss interviews the stranger -- V. The burglary at the Vicarage -- VI. The furniture that went mad -- VII. The unveiling of the stranger -- VIII. In transit -- IX. Mr. Thomas Marvel -- X. Mr. Marvel's Visit to Iping -- XI. In the "Coach and Horses" -- XII. The invisible man loses his temper -- XIII. Mr. Marvel discusses his resignation -- XIV. At Port Stowe -- XV. The man who was running -- XVI. In the "Jolly Cricketers" -- XVII. Dr. Kemp's visitor -- XVIII. The invisible man sleeps -- XIX. Certain first principles -- XX. At the House in Great Portland Street -- XXI. In Oxford Street -- XXII. In the Emporium -- XXIII. In Drury Lane -- XXIV. The plan that failed -- XXV. The hunting of the invisible man -- XXVI. The Wicksteed murder -- XXVII. The Siege of Kemp's House -- XXVIII. The hunter hunted -- The Epilogue.
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