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The Island of Dr. Moreau (Modern Library Classics)
The Island of Dr Moreau - Modern Library Classics
Author: H.G. Wells
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 hide...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780375760969
ISBN-10: 0375760962
Publication Date: 5/14/2002
Pages: 240
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Publisher: Modern Library
Book Type: Paperback
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H.G. Wells- the man was ahead of his time. In 1896 Wells wrote this terrifying and riveting story. It is a compulsively readable classic science fiction story that poses the question 'what makes us human? what makes us inhuman?' The hero himself struggles with these questions as he struggles for his life, sanity and humanity on Moreau's island, populated only by the mad Moreau, his assistant and the half-human beast people.
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