NMLP P-035063 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-09
The Invisible Man
H. G. Wells · C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. (London) · 1897
The C. Arthur Pearson first edition of 12 November 1897 is the true first book appearance; the American edition issued by Edward Arnold followed later the same year and adds an epilogue involving the character Thomas Marvel that is not present in the British first.
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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-035063 for "The Invisible Man" by H. G. Wells (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-035063, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).