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 for his life. While this riveting tale was
intended to be a commentary on evolution, divine creation, and the
tension between human nature and culture, modern readers familiar
with genetic engineering will marvel at Wells's prediction of the
ethical issues raised by producing "smarter" human beings or
bringing back extinct species. These levels of interpretation add a
richness to Prendick's adventures on Dr. Moreau's island of lost
souls without distracting from what is still a rip-roaring good
read.
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