The Island of Dr Moreau - Penguin Classics - P... - H.G. Wells , Patrick Parrinder
The Island of Dr Moreau - Penguin Classics - P... - H.G. Wells , Patrick Parrinder Adrift in a dinghy, Edward Prendick, the single survivor from the good ship Lady Vain, is rescued by a vessel…
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The Island of Dr Moreau - Penguin Classics - P... - H.G. Wells , Patrick Parrinder
Adrift in a dinghy, Edward Prendick, the single survivor from the good ship Lady Vain, is rescued by a vessel carrying an unusual cargo--a menagerie of savage animals. There, he meets the sinister Dr. Nursed 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.
It soon becomes clear that he has continued to develop these experiments with truly horrific results.The edition includes a newly established text, a full biographical essay on Wells, a list of further reading, and detailed note. Moreau--a brilliant scientist whose notorious experiments in vivisection have caused him to abandon the civilized world. Margaret Atwood's introduction explores the social and scientific relevance of this influential work.For more than seventy years,
The Island of Dr Moreau
Island of Dr. Moreau
Island of Dr. Moreau