An edition of The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896)

The Island of Doctor Moreau

science fiction novel

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An edition of The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896)

The Island of Doctor Moreau

science fiction novel

  • 3.7 (41 ratings) ·
  • 289 Want to read
  • 20 Currently reading
  • 61 Have read

Ranked among the classic novels of the English language and the inspiration for several unforgettable movies, this early work of H. G. Wells was greeted in 1896 by howls of protest from reviewers, who found it horrifying and blasphemous. They wanted to know more about the wondrous possibilities of science shown in his first book, The Time Machine, not its potential for misuse and terror. In The Island of Dr. Moreau, a shipwrecked gentleman named Edward Prendick, stranded on a Pacific island lorded over by the notorious Dr. Moreau, confronts dark secrets, strange creatures, and a reason to run for his life.

While this riveting tale was intended to be a commentary on evolution, divine creation, and the tension between human nature and culture, modern readers familiar with genetic engineering will marvel at Wells’s prediction of the ethical issues raised by producing “smarter” human beings or bringing back extinct species. These levels of interpretation add a richness to Prendick’s adventures on Dr. Moreau’s island of lost souls without distracting from what is still a rip-roaring good read.

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Cover of: The Island of Doctor Moreau
The Island of Doctor Moreau: science fiction novel
Apr 26, 2018, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
paperback
Cover of: The Island of Doctor Moreau
The Island of Doctor Moreau
2015, [publisher not identified]
in English
Cover of: La isla del Dr. Moreau
La isla del Dr. Moreau
2014, Anaya
in Spanish
Cover of: The Island of Dr Moreau (Penguin Classics)
The Island of Dr Moreau (Penguin Classics)
June 28, 2005, Penguin Classics
in English
Cover of: The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1997, G.K. Hall
in English
Cover of: The Island of Dr. Moreau (Tor Classics)
The Island of Dr. Moreau (Tor Classics)
September 15, 1996, Tor Classics
Mass Market Paperback in English
Cover of: The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1996, Penguin Group
in English
Cover of: The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1996, Dover Publications
in English
Cover of: Island of Dr.Moreau
Island of Dr.Moreau
July 1977, Ace Books
Cover of: The Island of Doctor Moreau
The Island of Doctor Moreau
1975, Pan Books
in English
Cover of: The Island of Doctor Moreau

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Source title: The Island of Doctor Moreau: science fiction novel

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Format
paperback
Number of pages
160

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Open Library
OL27818064M
ISBN 10
1717426344
ISBN 13
9781717426345
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1717426344

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