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.
Author: H. G. Wells
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Kuperard
Published: 05/14/2002
Series: Modern Library Classics
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.4lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.20w x 0.54d
ISBN: 9780375760969
Language: English
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