One snowy day, a strange man arrives in a tiny English town, covered in bandages, a hat, and dark glasses. He soon manages to convince the owner of a deserted inn to stay with him. A few days later, he receives a package containing a shipment full of test tubes and strange products, and locks himself away to work on a mysterious experiment. Everything indicates that he has suffered a terrible accident. However, the curiosity of the neighbors overcomes their compassion, and little by little they manage to extract this stranger's terrible secret. Originally published in 1897 in installments, H.G. Wells, continuing in the wake of Frankenstein, recounts the contradictions of a brilliant young scientist who, absorbed by the results of his research, abandons all ethics in favor of his thirst for domination and personal profit. Luis Scafati's illustrations admirably recreate the ominous atmosphere of a society disrupted by the behavior of a man who acts with total impunity when unseen.