The Island of Dr. Moreau
Fiction & Literature, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure
| Author: | H. G. Wells | ISBN: | 9780553901108 |
| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group | Publication: | December 28, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Bantam Classics | Language: | English |
| Author: | H. G. Wells |
| ISBN: | 9780553901108 |
| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group |
| Publication: | December 28, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Bantam Classics |
| Language: | English |
Written in 1896, The Island of Dr. Moreau is one of the earliest scientific romances. An instant sensation, it was meant as a commentary on Darwin’s theory of evolution, which H. G. Wells stoutly believed. The story centers on the depraved Dr. Moreau, who conducts unspeakable animal experiments on a remote tropical island, with hideous, humanlike results. Edward Prendick, an English-man whose misfortunes bring him to the island, is witness to the Beast Folk’s strange civilization and their eventual terrifying regression. While gene-splicing and bioengineering are common practices today, readers are still astounded at Wells’s haunting vision and the ethical questions he raised a century before our time.
Written in 1896, The Island of Dr. Moreau is one of the earliest scientific romances. An instant sensation, it was meant as a commentary on Darwin’s theory of evolution, which H. G. Wells stoutly believed. The story centers on the depraved Dr. Moreau, who conducts unspeakable animal experiments on a remote tropical island, with hideous, humanlike results. Edward Prendick, an English-man whose misfortunes bring him to the island, is witness to the Beast Folk’s strange civilization and their eventual terrifying regression. While gene-splicing and bioengineering are common practices today, readers are still astounded at Wells’s haunting vision and the ethical questions he raised a century before our time.
