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The Island of Doctor Moreau

by H. G. Wells

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About this book

H. G. Wells called it "an exercise in youthful blasphemy". "The Island of Doctor Moreau" is the account of a Mr. Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man who washed up on the mysterious island home of Doctor Moreau, a mercurial figure who creates human-like hybrid beings from animals via vivisection. Prendick, as an observer and a guest, goes through an induced madness and an existential crisis in his analysis of his host and the bizarre work he's done in this timeless science fiction classic.

ISBN
9781985799769
Publisher
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date
2018-03
Pages
130
Language
en