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Book Information: Island of Dr. Moreau, the

Island of Dr. Moreau, the (1896) [Novel]
by H. G. Wells Rating: Weighted - 6.7 / Average - 6.6 of 10 (18 votes) (Rate!)
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A shipwreck in the South Seas, a palm-tree paradise where a mad doctor conducts vile experiments, animals that become human and then "beastly" in ways they never were before—it's the stuff of high adventure. It's also a parable about Darwinian theory, a social satire in the vein of Jonathan Swift (Gulliver's Travels), and a bloody tale of horror. Or, as H. G. Wells himself wrote about this story, "The Island of Dr. Moreau is an exercise in youthful blasphemy. Now and then, though I rarely admit it, the universe projects itself towards me in a hideous grimace. It grimaced that time, and I did my best to express my vision of the aimless torture in creation."

Original title: The Island of Dr. Moreau
Original languages: English

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Genre: FictionHorrorMonsters
FictionHorrorMedical Horror & Evil Science
FictionScience FictionSpecies EvolutionBioengineering

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Language: English

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ISBN: 0671877976

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