 | The Island of Dr. Moreau (Dover Thrift Editions) |
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- Amazon Sales Rank: #42277 in Books
- Published on: 1996-01-12
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .31" h x 5.18" w x 8.26" l, .20 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 112 pages
Editorial Reviews
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“The Island of Dr. Moreau takes us into an abyss of human nature. This book is a superb piece of storytelling.”
—V. S. Pritchett
From the Trade Paperback edition.
From the Publisher
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From the Inside Flap
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.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
