On a cold day in February, a stranger arrives in the village of Iping. He wears gloves and dark glasses, even inside, and his face is covered in bandages. Soon crimes occur that cannot be explained, and the townspeople realize the unthinkable truth: the strange man is invisible--and he is slowly going mad.The Invisible Man is a dangerous enemy who must be stopped. But if no one can see him, how can he be caught?

威尔斯的《世界简史》共有六十七章，从宇宙中的地球写起，一直讲到第一次世界大战后的“凡尔赛和约”，从人类文明的开始到第一次世界大战结束，再现了人类文明酸甜苦辣的历程。
作者抛弃了堆积枯燥的文学史料，以抽丝剥茧的方式将冗长繁杂的文学史料简化精炼，简洁明了、脉络清晰地再现了这段历史，堪称大众通俗世界史的经典之作。