Summary of 'Footprints Without Feet' (Class 10 English)

Griffin was a brilliant scientist who successfully invented a rare chemical drug that could make the human body completely transparent and invisible, like a sheet of glass. However, Griffin was not a good person; he was short-tempered and lawless. When his landlord tried to kick him out of the house, Griffin took revenge by setting the house on fire. To escape the police, he swallowed his own drug, took off all his clothes, and became invisible.

Being invisible in the middle of January in London was a terrible mistake. Without clothes, he was freezing to death.

• Two boys on the street saw muddy 'footprints without feet' magically appearing on the ground and chased him, but he escaped.
• To survive the cold, he broke into a large London store after it closed. He stole warm clothes, ate cold meat, drank wine, and slept. However, he overslept, and when the shop assistants arrived the next morning, he had to strip off all his stolen clothes and run out into the freezing cold completely naked again to become invisible.

• Desperate, he went to a theatrical shop. He stole bandages to wrap around his invisible face, dark glasses, a fake nose, and a large hat so he could look like a normal human. He also robbed the shopkeeper of all his money.
• To escape London, he took a train to a quiet, peaceful village called Iping and rented two rooms at an inn owned by Mrs. Hall.

• When Griffin's stolen money ran out, he used his invisibility to rob the village clergyman's desk.
• The landlord, Mrs. Hall, found his room empty and was terrified when the furniture (a chair) magically flew up and attacked her (Griffin was invisible and throwing the furniture).
• The village called the police constable, Mr. Jaffers, to arrest Griffin. In the final chaotic scene, Griffin took off his bandages, revealing that he had no head! He fought the police invisibly, knocked the constable unconscious, and escaped once again into the wild.