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Edward Prendick is shipwrecked and finds himself stranded on an island in the Pacific. Here he meets the sinister Dr Moreau, a vivisectionst driven out of Britain in disgrace. And soon strange events cause Prendick to uncover the full horror of Dr Moreau's activities on the island. THE ISLAND OF DR MOREAU mixes discussion on the divide between humans and the animal kingdom and chilling macabre horror in an unrivalled fashion. Its question on how far science should go is one that rings true today as it did when it was first published.
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The Island Of Doctor Moreau, H. G. Wells
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- Released
- 2010
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- H. G. Wells
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 186
- ISBN10
- 0575095164
- ISBN13
- 9780575095168
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Nature, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Animals, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Classics, Science, Horror, England, Gifts for men, Culture, Ships, Islands, Required Reading, Monsters, Crimes, Dread, Fear, Experiments (Science), Jungle
- First published
- 1896
- Original title
- The Island of Doctor Moreau
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- Edward Prendick is shipwrecked and finds himself stranded on an island in the Pacific. Here he meets the sinister Dr Moreau, a vivisectionst driven out of Britain in disgrace. And soon strange events cause Prendick to uncover the full horror of Dr Moreau's activities on the island. THE ISLAND OF DR MOREAU mixes discussion on the divide between humans and the animal kingdom and chilling macabre horror in an unrivalled fashion. Its question on how far science should go is one that rings true today as it did when it was first published.