The Invisible Man Novel Summary Chapter  1: The Strange Man’s Arrival 

In short summary: A stranger arrived at Iping in the biting cold of February which was an unusual time for the visit. The man had very strange appearance that scared Mrs Hall. He kept himself aloof and largely hidden from others. Though he spoke at last, his behaviour was quite cold.

The Invisible Man Novel Summary Chapter  2: Mr. Teddy Henfrey’s First Impressions 

In short summary: Mrs Hall asked Mr Teddy Henfrey to repair the clock in the stranger’s room. Mr Teddy was taken aback by the stranger’s appearance. The stranger claimed to be an experimental investigator, and gave reason for his awkward behaviour. Mr Teddy got snubbed by the stranger. Mr teddy’s and Mr Hall’s apprehensions about the stranger.

The Invisible Man Novel Summary Chapter  3: The Thousand and One Bottles 

In short summary: The luggage of the stranger arrived. It had hundreds of bottles and many books. The carriage driver’s dog attacked the stranger. Mr Hall went to see him. He saw something stranger in the room, but was immediately thrown out.

The stranger said that he was not hurt and spent all his time in doing experiments. Mrs Hall’s eyes again observed something different. The stranger told her to bill him down for all the damage. Fearenside wondered if the man was a black and had white spots on his body.

The Invisible Man Novel Summary Chapter  4:. Mr. Cuss Interviews the Stranger 

In short summary: The stranger was a loner. Many stories revolved around Iping about the true identity of the man. Mr Cuss was keen to know something about the stranger . Mr Cuss had an interview with the stranger, However, the stranger hit him strongly on the nose with an invisible hand. He returned in terror, thinking he had gone mad. He shared the story of his visit with Rev Bunting. Rev bunting laughed but thought that it was a remarkable story.

The Invisible Man Novel Summary Chapter  5: The Burglary and the Vicarage 

In short summary: The burglary took place at Mr Bunting’s house. Mrs Bunting woke up by the sounds. She woke her husband up and both went down to catch the burglar. They heard some noises. They also saw a candle was being lit up, but no burglar was in sight. They searched the room, but the room appeared to be empty, and the money disappeared. They had been robbed, but still had no sign of the thief.

Colonel Adye is the head of Police in Burdock who comes to arrest Griffin on the information of Dr. Kemp. He is sassy, bold and extremely talented police Officer. He lays a trap for the stranger lest he should get any opportunity to escape from the top floor in order to free people from Griffin’s menace. But all goes in vain, when he fails to nab the stranger. He consults Dr. Kemp and asks for suggestion to noose him. Dr. Kemp suggests him to use sniffer dogs, to shut all the colleges and schools and to spread glass powder on the roads. He objects to some of suggestions but finally accepts them half-heartedly.

In order to perform his duty, he has to lay down his life. In his pursuit of saving Kemp from the fury of Griffin, he is shot by the stranger. He represents himself as a dutiful and obedient character in this novel.

Silas Marner, a cloth weaver, lived in a big industrial town Lantern Yard. He belonged to the Methodist sect of Christianity and was a very religious man. He used to give away his large part of earnings in charity. By chance he became deeply acquainted with a servant girl Sarah and decided to marry her but his close friend William Dane accused him of thieving money from the church. The allegations were proved and Marner was found to be the culprit though he was not guilty. Sarah forsok Marner and married William Dane. In deep disguise, Silas left his village and settled down in a far off village Raveloe. There he became a handloom weaver. He hoarded a lot of guines and became a miser.

One dark night Dunstan Cass was passing Marner’s cottage. He made up his mind to get some loan from Marner. Seeing the door open and finding Marner absent, Dunstan stole Marner’s guineas and ran out of the cottage with two leather bags in his hands. After walking for a short distance he fell into a water pit and died. The incident of his death remained a secret for sixteen years and he was came to be known when the pits were drained of the water. Marner was deeply hurt at this loss of money and reported the matter to the villagers. The village constable investigated the matter but to no result. Consequently Marner became miserable and resumed his weaving.

It was New Year’s Eve. In the chilly and snowy weather Molly was passing with her two years old golden hair girl by the cottage of Silas. Being an addict of opium she fell in the snow and died but her girld entered into Silas’s cottage since Marner was in an epileptic fit. He did not notice her arrival. On seeing her, he felt that nature had sent him a golden haired little girl as a substitute for the loss of his gold guineas. Immediately Silas followed the footprints of the girl and traced the girl’s mother lying dead on the snow behind a bush. Silas informed the people at the Red House who buried her considering to be an unknown paper. Actually she was the wife of Godfrey Cass, the son of old Squire Cass, who had married her foolishly but he was longing to marry a very beautiful girl Nancy from a respectable and an, affluent farm owner Mr. Lammeter because Molly was prov
ed to be a long addict and its effect caused her to die while walking over the snow with her daughter. In reality Molly was on her way to the Red House to confront her husband and expose him to his father for action but she died under the intoxication of opium in half way. When Marner entered the Red House, Godfrey recognized his daughter and on his visit to Marner’s cottage, he learnt the death of Molly. He knew that he could marry Nancy and his daughter was safe with Marner since the later was bringing her up like his own child. Godfrey married Nancy and started leading a responsible life. In between the Old Squire Cass passed away and all his property came into the possession of Godfrey unfortunately Nancy did not produce any child and she became troubled without a child in the house for the last sixteen years.

Dunstan’s dead body was (now, reduced to a skeleton) found at the bottom of a pit while the pit was drained of the water. The hoard of Sila’s guines was found intact close to his skeleton and the money was handed over to Silas. At this stage, Godfrey made up his mind reveal the secret of his first marriage with Molley and the death of his wife sixteen years back along with the stay of his daughter Eppie with Silas. He was desiring to bring back Eppie since he was her real father. Getting courage, Godfrey told everything to his wife Nancy. She remained quite unmoved but she revealed if he had told this earlier, they could have done their duty towards Eppie. Godfrey was happy at her generous nature but at the same time she became somewhat agitated over Godfrey for keeping it a secret since she would have accepted Eppie as his daughter. Godfrey explained if the told his earlier, she might not have married him. There appeared tears in Nancy’s eyes. Godfrey requested her for having an apology for the wrong but Nancy praised him for his loyality and love. Then Godfrey proposed to go to Marner’s house for claiming the girl. Then they decided to leave for Marner’s cottage on that very night.

On reaching Marner’s Cottage, Godfrey and Nancy told the truth. To Silas. He asked him why he had not told earlier when he was in Red House along with the girl in his arms. Godfrey accepted his blunder and repented over his foolishness. Silas told that the girl was his own daughter and it would be painful for him to part with her. The decision was left on Eppie who did not accept her real father’s offer for her rather she pointed out that she could not leave the man who had brought-her up for so many years. She told that she was going to marry Aaron who belonged to the upper class family. Thus Godfrey and Nancy returned disappointed. In the due course of time, Eppie married to Aaron and it was decided that the married couple would stay with Silas so that he might not feel lonely. On his part, Godfrey did a lot for Eppie and gave a garden along with the wedding feast for the villagers. But Godfrey’s secret remained a secret from the villagers.

Summary of Silas Marner

Silas Marner, a cloth weaver, lived in a big industrial town Lantern Yard. He belonged to the Methodist sect of Christianity and was a very religious man. He used to give away his large part of earnings in charity. By chance he became deeply acquainted with a servant girl Sarah and decided to marry her but his close friend William Dane accused him of thieving money from the church. The allegations were proved and Marner was found to be the culprit though he was not guilty. Sarah forsok Marner and married William Dane. In deep disguise, Silas left his village and settled down in a far off village Raveloe. There he became a handloom weaver. He hoarded a lot of guines and became a miser.

One dark night Dunstan Cass was passing Marner’s cottage. He made up his mind to get some loan from Marner. Seeing the door open and finding Marner absent, Dunstan stole Marner’s guineas and ran out of the cottage with two leather bags in his hands. After walking for a short distance he fell into a water pit and died. The incident of his death remained a secret for sixteen years and he was came to be known when the pits were drained of the water. Marner was deeply hurt at this loss of money and reported the matter to the villagers. The village constable investigated the matter but to no result. Consequently Marner became miserable and resumed his weaving.

It was New Year’s Eve. In the chilly and snowy weather Molly was passing with her two years old golden hair girl by the cottage of Silas. Being an addict of opium she fell in the snow and died but her girld entered into Silas’s cottage since Marner was in an epileptic fit. He did not notice her arrival. On seeing her, he felt that nature had sent him a golden haired little girl as a substitute for the loss of his gold guineas. Immediately Silas followed the footprints of the girl and traced the girl’s mother lying dead on the snow behind a bush. Silas informed the people at the Red House who buried her considering to be an unknown paper. Actually she was the wife of Godfrey Cass, the son of old Squire Cass, who had married her foolishly but he was longing to marry a very beautiful girl Nancy from a respectable and an, affluent farm owner Mr. Lammeter because Molly was prov
ed to be a long addict and its effect caused her to die while walking over the snow with her daughter. In reality Molly was on her way to the Red House to confront her husband and expose him to his father for action but she died under the intoxication of opium in half way. When Marner entered the Red House, Godfrey recognized his daughter and on his visit to Marner’s cottage, he learnt the death of Molly. He knew that he could marry Nancy and his daughter was safe with Marner since the later was bringing her up like his own child. Godfrey married Nancy and started leading a responsible life. In between the Old Squire Cass passed away and all his property came into the possession of Godfrey unfortunately Nancy did not produce any child and she became troubled without a child in the house for the last sixteen years.

Dunstan’s dead body was (now, reduced to a skeleton) found at the bottom of a pit while the pit was drained of the water. The hoard of Sila’s guines was found intact close to his skeleton and the money was handed over to Silas. At this stage, Godfrey made up his mind reveal the secret of his first marriage with Molley and the death of his wife sixteen years back along with the stay of his daughter Eppie with Silas. He was desiring to bring back Eppie since he was her real father. Getting courage, Godfrey told everything to his wife Nancy. She remained quite unmoved but she revealed if he had told this earlier, they could have done their duty towards Eppie. Godfrey was happy at her generous nature but at the same time she became somewhat agitated over Godfrey for keeping it a secret since she would have accepted Eppie as his daughter. Godfrey explained if the told his earlier, she might not have married him. There appeared tears in Nancy’s eyes. Godfrey requested her for having an apology for the wrong but Nancy praised him for his loyality and love. Then Godfrey proposed to go to Marner’s house for claiming the girl. Then they decided to leave for Marner’s cottage on that very night.

On reaching Marner’s Cottage, Godfrey and Nancy told the truth. To Silas. He asked him why he had not told earlier when he was in Red House along with the girl in his arms. Godfrey accepted his blunder and repented over his foolishness. Silas told that the girl was his own daughter and it would be painful for him to part with her. The decision was left on Eppie who did not accept her real father’s offer for her rather she pointed out that she could not leave the man who had brought-her up for so many years. She told that she was going to marry Aaron who belonged to the upper class family. Thus Godfrey and Nancy returned disappointed. In the due course of time, Eppie married to Aaron and it was decided that the married couple would stay with Silas so that he might not feel lonely. On his part, Godfrey did a lot for Eppie and gave a garden along with the wedding feast for the villagers. But Godfrey’s secret remained a secret from the villagers.

Character Sketch of Silas Marner

Silas Marner  is a handloom weaver by profession in Lantern Yard. He was accused of thieving in the church falsely by his most intimate friend William Dane and then Silas came to settle in Reveloe and lived there for fifteen years. He worked there on his loom and earned a lot of money and hoarded several guineas. He was simply a pallid young man, with prominent, short sighted. He used to keep aloof from everybody and sought no man’s or woman’s company except for the purpose of his profession. He minded his own business of weaving and the earned money was hidden somewhere in his cottage.

In Lantern yard, he was a member of a Methodist Sect of Christianity and gave away money in charity. On occasions he had the epileptic fits. In Lantern Yard, people used to think him to be a young man of nobel character. Here he won the heart of a girl named Sarah but was falsely accused of robbery. Sarah married William Dane. At  Ravoloe, work was his concern. He seemed to weave, like the spider, from pure impulse, without reflection. Through his professional work he hoarded the guineas. The crowns and the half-crowas and hid it in the earth under his loom. The village children called him ‘Old Master Marner’.

About Christmas time, his money was stolen that put him in deep gloom. Some of the kind fellows like Dolly Winthrop tried to console him in every possible way. But there came a sudden change when a little two years girl stopped into his house and at that time he was with an epileptic fit. On being conscious, he considered the girl like gold lying before his fire place. On the advice of the villagers, he adopted the girl and named Eppie. There came a change in his views and the loss of guineas no longer haunted him and thus the little girl became substitute for the gold guineas. Eppie grew up as a beautiful girl and he lavished all his care and love on her. He told Eppie everything about the robbery. Now Eppie was eighteen years old when Godfrey Cass and his second wife Nancy came to take the girl away from Marner but Eppie refused to leave Marner who had treated and brought up her as his own daughter. She resolved not to forsake him in the old age. In between Marner’s gold was discovered and was handed over to him. It was another reward for him.

If we examine the facts, Marner was punished by fate in a robbery and became pauper but the entry of the golden haired girl generated in him kindness and self-sacrifice with human sympathy on his part. This development marked the regeneration in him and it served as a good reward for Marner in his life through Eppie who resolved to stay with him even after her wedded life.

It is absolutely true that we must learn to maintain a healthy balance between fantasies and reality. Slightest imbalance can cause trouble in our life. Too much dreaming will be equal to ‘BULIDING CASTLES IN THE AIR’; and living in sheer reality will make our life mundane and monotonous. Fantasies are to motivate us and inspire us; they are to push us on to become better! However, it is the science of action that is going to make us really achieve what we want to achieve.

Sophie’s hero worship and fantasizing were in clash with her socio-economic background. She belonged to a family of meager means and resources. However, her dreaming and fantasizing were quite extreme. She could not afford to day dream and be lost in her reveries. In order to make her dreams become realities, she needed to work very hard, which she did not do. Not only she suffered from excessive day-dreaming, she was prone to telling lies too. She was not justified. As a consequence, no body trusted her. Her father, Geoff, and Jansie, her friend wanted her to behave more sensibly.