The Island of Dr. Moreau Annotated

By: Wells, Herbert George

The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells (1866-1946). The text of the novel is the narration of Edward Prendick who is a shipwrecked man rescued by a passing boat. He is left on the island home of Doctor Moreau, a mad scientist who creates human-like hybrid 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. 2] Wells described it as "an exercise in youthful blasphemy." 3]The Island of Doctor Moreau is a classic work of early science fiction 4] and remains one of Wells' best-known books. The novel is the earliest depiction of the science fiction motif "uplift" in which a more advanced race intervenes in the evolution of an animal species to bring the latter to a higher level of intelligence. 5] It has been adapted to film and other media on many occasions

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08PX94NPL
• ISBN13: 9798578308154
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"