The Island of Doctor Moreau by Hg Wells

The Island of Doctor Moreau by Hg Wells

A shipwrecked man finds himself, after various twists of Fate, on a lonely tropical island. From a locked enclosure the cries of animals in pain can be heard, and there is a stink of chemicals in the air. In this island paradise, the horrific experiments of the infamous Doctor Moreau will reach their inevitable conclusion.

A lurid Darwinian nightmare..pushes unnervingly at the boundaries of what it is to be human and still reads as freshly as when it was first published. * Evening Standard *
The Island of Doctor Moreau is one of those books that, once read, is rarely forgotten -- Margaret Atwood
A dark and sinister fable about science versus nature. Beware the House of Pain! * The Times *
A grisly Darwinian heart-of-darkness fantasy * Daily Telegraph *
A master writer * Guardian *

H.G. Wells was born in Bromley, Kent, in 1866. After an education repeatedly interrupted by his family’s financial problems, he eventually found work as a teacher at a succession of schools, where he began to write his first stories.
Wells became a prolific writer with a diverse output, of which the famous works are his science fiction novels. These are some of the earliest and most influential examples of the genre, and include classics such as The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds. Most of his books very well-received, and had a huge influence on many younger writers, including George Orwell and Isaac Asimov. Wells also wrote many popular non-fiction books, and used his writing to support the wide range of political and social causes in which he had an interest, although these became increasingly eccentric towards the end of his life.
Twice-married, Wells had many affairs, including a ten-year liaison with Rebecca West that produced a son. He died in London in 1946.

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ISBN 13	9781784872106
ISBN 10	1784872105
Title	The Island of Doctor Moreau
Author	Hg Wells
Series	Vintage Classics Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2017-01-05
Number of pages	160
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