Considered one of the fathers of science fiction, H. G. Wells (1866-1946) brought enormous inventiveness and an underlying social vision and moral concern to his strange tales and bizarre imaginings. A student of Darwinian biology, he formed his romantic conceptions of the scientific world at an early age. This novel, one of his first forays into the science fiction genre, concerns a mad surgeon-turned-vivisectionist who, in his laboratory on a remote island, performs ghoulish experiments in an attempt to transform animals into men, with monstrous results. It is one of Wells' earliest and most sinister personifications of the scientific quest to control and manipulate the natural world, and, ultimately, human nature itself. First published in 1896, The Island of Dr. Moreau has intrigued and horrified readers for generations. It will gain legions of new fans in this inexpensive Dover edition.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Dover Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0486290271
ISBN-13
9780486290270
eBay Product ID (ePID)
980611
Product Key Features
Book Title
Island of Dr. Moreau
Author
H.G. Wells
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Classics, Dystopian, Literary
Publication Year
1996
Book Series
Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels Ser.
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
112 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Height
0.3 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Item Weight
2.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Age Range
11-Up
Lc Classification Number
Pr5774.I8 1996
Grade from
Sixth Grade
Edition Description
Reprint,Unabridged Edition
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
95-033376
Dewey Decimal
823/.912
Dewey Edition
22
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