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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-10014144102X

ISBN-139780141441023

eBay Product ID (ePID)11038257328

Product Key Features

Book TitleIsland of Dr Moreau

Number of Pages176 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicClassics, Science Fiction / Action & Adventure, Science Fiction / General, Media Tie-In

Publication Year2005

GenreFiction

AuthorH.G. Wells

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight4.9 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

Notes byMcLean, Steven

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Grade ToUP

Dewey Decimal823.912

SynopsisAdrift 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. 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. Here, he meets Montgomery's master, the sinister Dr. Moreau - a brilliant scientist whose notorious experiments in vivisection have caused him to abandon the civilised world. It soon becomes clear he has been developing these experiments - with truly horrific results., 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. 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. There, he meets the sinister Dr. Moreau--a brilliant scientist whose notorious experiments in vivisection have caused him to abandon the civilized world. 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. Margaret Atwood's introduction explores the social and scientific relevance of this influential work. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

LC Classification NumberPR5774