Island of Dr. Moreau (A Signet classic) (Dystopian Classics) (Perennial bestseller collection)

by H.G. Wells

H G Wells

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Ranked among the classic novels of the English language and the inspiration for several unforgettable movies, this early work of H. G. Wells was greeted in 1896 by howls of protest from reviewers, who found it horrifying and blasphemous. They wanted to know more about the wondrous possibilities of science shown in his first book, The Time Machine, not its potential for misuse and terror. In The Island of Dr. Moreau a shipwrecked gentleman named Edward Prendick, stranded on a Pacific island lorded over by the notorious Dr. Moreau, confronts dark secrets, strange creatures, and a reason to run...Read more
  • ISBN10 0425028526
  • ISBN13 9780425028520
  • Publish Date 1 February 1975 (first published 1 January 1900)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 25 January 2021
  • Imprint Berkley Books
  • Format Paperback (US Mass Market)
  • Language English