History Literature / TheInvisibleMan

It was made into a famous film version by {{Universal}} in 1933.

* UsefulNotes/HomeCounties: The story happens in West Sussex and its surroundings. Wells surely has a great time describing the peaceful simple life on a south town, considering he lived there part of his life.

* HomeCounties: The story happens in West Sussex and its surroundings. Wells surely has a great time describing the peaceful simple life on a south town, considering he lived there part of his life.

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* AgonyOfTheFeet: The people trying to catch the titular invisible man try setting a trap by putting glass powder on the ground, because they know the invisible man is barefoot.
* AuthorAppeal: The Invisible Man's invisibility came about not only through chemistry, but also through experiments with light and optics. Wells himself studied optics at some point in his life; the subject later comes up in ''TheTimeMachine''.

* ConspicuousGloves: Gloves, together with the bandages, are the most conspicuous parts the title character's disguise.

* HairTriggerTemper: The Invisible Man.

* MugglesDoItBetter: The Invisible Man's "reign of terror" is pretty short-lived, once the locals get to hunting him down.
* MisappliedPhlebotinum: Though the Invisible Man does state that he can turn cloth invisible, he never makes himself invisible clothes.
* NakedPeopleTrappedOutside: [[InvisibleStreaker Although, granted, it isn't much of a problem for the titular character]].
* NoNameGiven: Titular Invisible Man

* RealityEnsues: This trope bites the titular character multiple times before he figures out the limitations of the invisibility potion.

* ReignOfTerror: The Invisible Man says that's what he'll try to achieve in England (and the world, eventually) with those exact words.

* AgonyOfTheFeet: The people trying to catch Griffin try setting a trap by putting glass powder on the ground, because they know that Griffin is barefoot.
* AuthorAppeal: Griffin's invisibility came about not only through chemistry, but also through experiments with light and optics. Wells himself studied optics at some point in his life; the subject later comes up in ''TheTimeMachine''.

* HairTriggerTemper: Griffin.

* MugglesDoItBetter: Griffin's "reign of terror" is pretty short-lived, once the locals get to hunting him down.
* MisappliedPhlebotinum: Though Griffin does state that he can turn cloth invisible, he never makes himself invisible clothes.
* NakedPeopleTrappedOutside: [[InvisibleStreaker Although, granted, it isn't much of a problem for Griffin.]]

* RealityEnsues: This trope bites Griffin multiple times before he figures out the limitations of the invisibility potion.

* ReignOfTerror: Griffin says that's what he'll try to achieve in England (and the world, eventually) with those exact words.

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Griffin.

* TragicVillain: Griffin. At least in the movie version.

''The Invisible Man'' is a novel by HGWells, TropeCodifier for many {{Invisibility}} tropes. ([[SimilarlyNamedWorks Not to be confused with the novel]] ''Literature/InvisibleMan'' (no definite article) by Ralph Ellison.)

''The Invisible Man'' is a novel by HGWells, TropeCodifier for many {{Invisibility}} tropes. (NotToBeConfusedWith the novel ''Literature/InvisibleMan'' (no definite article) by Ralph Ellison.)

* NakedPeopleTrappedOutside

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Quasi-subverted. Griffin does act insane, but his backstory reveals that he's always been a pretty terrible person (he stole from his father, causing his suicide and didn't even feel bad about it). The invisibility gave free rein to his nature, but didn't create it.

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity : Quasi-subverted. Griffin does act insane, but his backstory reveals that he's always been a pretty terrible person (he stole from his father, causing his suicide and didn't even feel bad about it). The invisibility gave free rein to his nature, but didn't create it.

* FunetikAksent: Many of the characters' accents are written phonetically. One example being that Mrs. Hall calls her husband "Gearge" (George).

* ParanoiaFuel: The very thought that some invisible person could be watching you without you knowning it, or worse.

''The Invisible Man'' is a novel by HGWells, TropeCodifier for many {{Invisibility}} tropes. (NotToBeConfusedWith the novel ''Literature/InvisibleMan'' by Ralph Ellison.)

''The Invisible Man'' is a novel by HGWells, TropeCodifier for many {{Invisibility}} tropes. (Not to be confused with the novel ''Literature/InvisibleMan'' by Ralph Ellison.)

* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity : Quasi-subverted. Griffin does act insane, but his backstory reveals that he's always been a pretty terrible person (he stole from his father, causing his suicide and didn't even feel bad about it). The invisibility gave free reign to his nature, but didn't create it.