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The Island of Dr Moreau

H.G. Wells

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Shocking and suffused with contemporary fears regarding the morality of the latest advances in science and their possible implications for religion, The Island of Dr Moreau, here presented with extra material, is both a ruthless social satire and an exploration of human nature.

After the Lady Vain is shipwrecked, Edward Prendick is plucked from the waves by a passing ship and deposited on a remote island. Here he is the guest of Dr Moreau, whose notorious scientific methods had caused an uproar that left him with no choice but to flee London. Disquieted and appalled by the pained cries of suffering animals, Edward soon realizes that the Doctor is continuing and developing his depraved experiments, and that he too is in great danger. Shocking and suffused with contemporary fears regarding the morality of the latest advances in science and their possible implications for religion, The Island of Dr Moreau is both a ruthless social satire and an exploration of human nature.

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
160
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
ISBN:
9781847496591
Published Date:
24/5/2018
Dimensions:
198mm x 128mm
Weight:
158g
Category:
Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

RRP: £6.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9781847496591


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