Plot summary A man named Griffin arrives at an inn owned by Mr. and Mrs. Hall of the English village of Iping, West Sussex, during a snowstorm. He wears a wide-brimmed hat, a long-sleeved, thick coat and gloves; his face is hidden entirely by bandages except for a prosthetic nose. He is reclusive, irascible, unfriendly, and introverted. He demands to be left alone and spends most of his time in his rooms working with chemicals and laboratory apparatus, only venturing out at night. He causes a lot of accidents, but when Mrs. Hall addresses this, Griffin demands that the cost of the damage be put on his bill. While he is staying at the inn, hundreds of glass bottles arrive. His odd behaviour becomes the talk of the village, with many theorizing as to his origins.
plot summary a man named griffin arrives at an inn owned by mr and mrs hall of the english village of iping west sussex during a snowstorm he wears a wide-brimmed hat a long-sleeved thick coat and gloves; his face is hidden entirely by bandages except for a prosthetic nose he is reclusive irascible unfriendly and introverted he demands to be left alone and spends most of his time in his rooms working with chemicals and laboratory apparatus only venturing out at night he causes a lot of accidents but when mrs hall addresses this griffin demands that the cost of the damage be put on his bill while he is staying at the inn hundreds of glass bottles arrive his odd behaviour becomes the talk of the village with many theorizing as to his origins