Footprints without Feet Summary
This is quite an interesting story about a scientist named Griffin. He was looking for ways that could make a man invisible. He was successful in his experiment, a formula with which he can be invisible, but he can be physically touched and felt. Griffin ate the medicine and went invisible. He accidentally stepped into the mud and was first noticed by two young men who followed his footprints until he fainted. He was walking on the streets and feeling cold, so he enters a shopping center to feel the heat. After the shops are closed, he chooses to wear some casual clothes and eat something.
He initially takes off one or two clothes and wears them. At that point from the kitchen of a cafe, he eats cold meat and some espresso. He later decided to sleep on a quilt pile in a shop. Before waking up the next morning he noticed that some shopkeepers were following him. He immediately took off all the clothes and once again became invisible. Now he is wandering without clothes in the wintry weather of London. He then decided to get clothes from a theater company because he was sure he would find something to cover his face as well. They have stolen dull glasses, fake noses and hats and some bandages to cover their faces. Then, he goes to a shopkeeper and steals all his money. He soon realizes that London is a very busy place to live in this way, so he thought of going to Iping Village.
He booked two rooms in a village hotel and reached there. It is quite unusual for villagers that an outsider with such strange looks has come to stay in a hotel throughout the winter. After some time his money ran out and he started stealing from people. In addition, he killed the owner and his wife when they attempted to examine her room in her absence. As they cannot see anyone the owners think that the inn had spirits and the unusual guest is responsible for it. At that point, the city constable is requested to inquire about his identity and what he did for his furnishings. This angered him and he decided to show his identity as a man without a head. They cannot catch Griffin because he takes off all his clothes and becomes invisible.
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