The Island of Dr. Moreau

Ranked among the classic novels of the English language and the inspiration forseveral unforgettable movies this early work of H. G. Wells was greeted in1896 by... » 

Ranked among the classic novels of the English language and the inspiration forseveral unforgettable movies this early work of H. G. Wells was greeted in1896 by howls of protest from reviewers who found it horrifying andblasphemous. They wanted to know more about the wondrous possibilities ofscience shown in his first book The Time Machine not its potential formisuse and terror. In The Island of Dr. Moreau a shipwrecked gentleman namedEdward Prendick stranded on a Pacific island lorded over by the notorious Dr.Moreau confronts dark secrets strange creatures and a reason to run for hislife. While this riveting tale was intended to be a commentary onevolution divine creation and the tension between human nature and culturemodern readers familiar with genetic engineering will marvel at Wellssprediction of the ethical issues raised by producing smarter human beings orbringing back extinct species. These levels of interpretation add a richness toPrendicks adventures on Dr. Moreaus island of lost souls without distractingfrom what is still a riproaring good read. «