THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU. H. G. Wells

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This eBook edition of «THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Island of Doctor Moreau is a science fiction classic, called «an exercise in youthful blasphemy». The text of the novel is the narration of Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man rescued by a passing boat who is left on the island home of Doctor Moreau, who creates human-like beings from animals via vivisection. The novel deals with a number of philosophical themes, including pain and cruelty, moral responsibility, human identity, and human interference with nature. Herbert George Wells (1866 – 1946), known as H. G. Wells, was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games.