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The Island of Doctor Moreau

(1896)
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Written in 1896, The Island of Dr. Moreau is one of the earliest scientific romances. An instant sensation, it was meant as a commentary on Darwin's theory of evolution, which H. G. Wells stoutly believed. The story centers on the depraved Dr. Moreau, who conducts unspeakable animal experiments on a remote tropical island, with hideous, humanlike results. Edward Prendick, an English-man whose misfortunes bring him to the island, is witness to the Beast Folk's strange civilization and their eventual terrifying regression. While gene-splicing and bioengineering are common practices today, readers are still astounded at Wells's haunting vision and the ethical questions he raised a century before our time.

Genre: Science Fiction

Praise for this book

"An atrocious miracle." - Jorge Luis Borges

"Short, cold, economic and totally unrelenting. An utterly terrifying book, Wells's outstanding achievement by far." - China Miéville


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