Other editions of book The Island of Doctor Moreau; A Possibility

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The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel, by English author, H. G. Wells. 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 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. Wells described the novel as "an exercise in youthful blasphemy". The Island of Doctor Moreau is a classic of early science fiction and remains one of Wells's best-known books. It has been adapted to film and other media on many occasions.

The author of The Time Machine and War of the Worlds, H.G. Wells remains one of the disquieting visionaries of classic science fiction. Dr. Moreau, expelled from his homeland for his cruel research, finds an isolated island which frees him to continue his animal transplants that create hideous creatures with man-like intelligence. For an age in which bio-engineering has become a reality, The Island of Dr. Moreau is today a prophetic tale. 2 cassettes.