![]() ![]() Moreau - a brilliant scientist whose notorious experiments in vivisection have caused him to abandon the civilised world. Here, he meets Montgomery's master, the sinister Dr. Tended to recovery by their keeper Montgomery, who gives him dark medicine that tastes of blood, Prendick soon finds himself stranded upon an uncharted island in the Pacific with his rescuer and the beasts. This Penguin Classics edition is edited by Patrick Parrinder with notes by Steven McLean and an introduction by Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale.Īdrift in a dinghy, Edward Prendick, the single survivor from the good ship Lady Vain, is rescued by a vessel carrying a profoundly unusual cargo - a menagerie of savage animals. Wells's science fiction classic The Island of Dr Moreau is a fascinating exploration of what it is to be human. Adrift in a dinghy, Edward Prendick, the single survivor from the good ship Lady Vain, is rescued by a vessel carrying a profoundly unusual cargo a menagerie of savage animals.Ī parable on Darwinian theory, and a biting social satire, H.G. ![]()
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