The Secret of Wilhelm Storitz

Wilhelm Storitz ' secret (even the secret of the alchemist Storitz ) is a novel by the French writer Jules Verne, which was started in 1898 by Jules Verne. He wrote until 1901 Chapter 19. The manuscript was revised by Michel Verne and was the more popular variant of the novel. The revision of Michel Verne appeared in 1910 in Le Journal in Paris in the 6471-6477 editions from 15 June to 13 July 1910. The book edition was published in 1910 in the publisher Pierre -Jules Hetzel. The French title of the novel is Le Secret de Wilhelm Storitz. Other working titles were L' Invisible, L' Invisible Fiancée and Le Secret de Storitz. The German -language edition was published in 1910 under the title Wilhelm Storitz ' secret. From the Société Jules Verne 1985, the original version was rediscovered. All German- based spending by 2009 to the version of Michel Verne. 2009, a German -language edition of the original version of Jules Verne published by the Piper Verlag. The English title of the novel is The Secret of William Storitz.

Action

The French painter Marc Vidal writes from the fictional town of Ragz in southern Hungary to his brother Henry to France, to move it to a trip to Hungary. Henry tells the reader his trip to Hungary by train and steamship, which is accompanied by some mysterious circumstances. He learns the future wife of his brother know that is called Myra Roderich. Her father Dr. Roderich is a respected doctor in Ragz, her brother Haralan captain in the army. In Ragz also the fanatical chemist and physicist Wilhelm Storitz, the son of Otto Storitz from Spremberg lives. Wilhelm Storitz has the reputation of being an alchemist as his already deceased father. He makes Myra to marry, this is rejected by Myra's family.

Storitz accesses an unusual means. He has developed a mixture that can make a man invisible. As he donates Hidden unrest in the city and sabotaged the engagement preparations and the planned marriage of Myra. He carried out an attack on Myra. This is then considered disappeared or kidnapped. Storitz is considered suspect, but is also not found. The police director Stepak manages to find and put on with the support of Myra's brother Haralan Storitz. Storitz is invisible. However, it is mortally wounded in the confrontation. He bled to death and is visible through the loss of blood again. He takes the knowledge of the obscuring panacea with the death. Its also invisible servant Herrmann meets the pursuers. He is in possession of an antidote, which he occupies, and he becomes visible again. The angry police director destroyed in his rage, the vials with the means of Storitz. Myra remains disappeared. Storitz has taken the knowledge of their whereabouts with the death. However, Myra resurfaces in the villa of her father. However, it is invisible and was in the meantime passed out at home in her bed. Marc, who is still in love with her, now marries the invisible Myra, all seem to have come to terms with the fate of their invisibility. Myra becomes pregnant after the wedding. At the birth of her child, complications and she loses a lot of blood. Due to the blood loss, the effect of the panacea of William and Myra Storitz disappears again becomes visible.