The Island of Doctor Moreau (Warbler Classics)

by H. G. Wells

Overview

The Island of Doctor Moreau is a classic work of early science fiction and one of H. G. Wells' most visionary novels. It recounts the harrowing ordeal of Edward Prendick, an Englishman who survives a shipwreck in the southern Pacific Ocean. Rescued by a man named Montgomery, Prendick finds himself on an island belonging to Dr. Moreau, formerly an eminent physiologist in London who was expelled from his homeland for his cruel vivisection experiments.

Prendick discovers that Moreau has been creating hideous hybrids of beasts and man in the name of science with an unnerving, sinister disregard for the anguish of his test subjects. Fearing for his life, Prendick flees into the jungle where he joins a colony of half-human/half-animal creatures while he undertakes efforts to escape. Meantime, the true consequences of Moreau's experiments emerge and Prendick is imperiled by forces he can barely comprehend, let alone control. This gruesome tale, as haunting as it is enduring, brilliantly anticipates questions that persist today-what limits, if any, should be imposed in the pursue of science and at what price?

This Warbler Classics edition includes an image gallery of animal species that feature in the story and a detailed biographical timeline.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781736062852
Publisher:	Warbler Classics
Publication date:	12/10/2020
Pages:	142
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.33(d)

About the Author

H.G. Wells (1866–1946), born Herbert George Wells, was an English author known for not only his popular science fiction books but also works of social commentary, history and biography. His first novel, The Time Machine, was published in 1895. Socially progressive and visionary in intellect, H.G. Wells became one of the most prolific writers of his generation. Through books like The Invisible Man, The Island of Doctor Moreau, and War of the Worlds, Wells delved into a plethora of social, philosophical and political ideas through the medium of what we now call science fiction.

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

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction 1

I. In the Dinghy of the 'Lady Vain' 3

II. The Man Who Was Going Nowhere 6

III. The Strange Face 9

IV. At the Schooner's Rail 14

V. The Landing on the Island 18

VI. The Evil-Looking Boatmen 22

VII. The Locked Door 27

VIII. The Crying of the Puma 32

IX. The Thing in the Forest 35

X. The Crying of the Man 44

XI. The Hunting of the Man 48

XII. The Sayers of the Law 53

XIII. A Parley 61

XIV. Doctor Moreau Explains 66

XV. Concerning the Beast Folk 76

XVI. How the Beast Folk Tasted Blood 81

XVII. A Catastrophe 93

XVIII. The Finding of Moreau 98

XIX. Montgomery's 'Bank Holiday' 102

XX. Alone with the Beast Folk 109

XXI. The Reversion of the Beast Folk 114

XXII. The Man Alone 125

Image Gallery of Featured Species 129

Biographical Timeline 132

Editorial Reviews

"Takes us into an abyss of human nature. This book is a superb piece of storytelling."

-V. S. Pritchett

"A tense, brilliantly conceived blend of science fiction and incisive social commentary."

-Literary Analysis

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