The Island Of Doctor Moreau

by H. G. Wells

Overview

The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells, who called the novel "an exercise in youthful blasphemy." The text of the novel is the narration of Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man rescued by a passing boat who is left on the island home of Doctor Moreau, who creates sentient beings from animals via vivisection. The novel deals with a number of philosophical themes, including pain and cruelty, moral responsibility, human identity, and human interference with nature.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013978218
Publisher:	Philtre Libre
Publication date:	02/28/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	109 KB

About the Author

Author of such classics as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, and The Island of Doctor Moreau.

Date of Birth:

September 21, 1866

Date of Death:

August 13, 1946

Place of Birth:

Bromley, Kent, England

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

Normal School of Science, London, England