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The Island of Dr. Moreau

By Wells, H. G.

The Island of Dr. Moreau Classics

The Island of Dr. Moreau

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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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
162
Release Date:
1994-05-01
Publication Date:
1994-05-01
Publisher:
Random House
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0553214322
ISBN13:
9780553214321
Weight:
81 g
Height:
105 cm
Width:
177 cm
Thickness:
8 cm
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