Title | : | The Island of Doctor Moreau |
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Author | : | H. G. Wells |
Release | : | 2017-07-07 |
Kind | : | audiobook |
Genre | : | Fiction |
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1 | The Island of Doctor Moreau | H. G. Wells |
The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896) is a classic of early science fiction and remains one of Wells’ best-known books, and has been adapted to film and other media on many occasions. The novel is the narration of Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man rescued by a passing boat, and left on the island home of Doctor Moreau, who creates human-like hybrid beings from animals via vivisection. The novel deals with a number of philosophical themes, including pain and cruelty, moral responsibility, human identity, and human interference with nature. Wells described the novel as “an exercise in youthful blasphemy”. |