Description
| Product ID: | 9780008190057 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Collins Classics |
| Title: | The Island of Doctor Moreau |
| Authors: | Author: H. G. Wells |
| Page Count: | 192 |
| Subjects: | Autobiography: general, Autobiography: general, True stories of discovery, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Classic fiction: general and literary, Historical fiction, Animals and society, Veterinary medicine: exotic and zoo animals, Ethology and animal behaviour, True stories: discovery / historical / scientific, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Historical fiction, Animals & society, Veterinary medicine: exotic & zoo animals, Animal behaviour, South Pacific, c 1800 to c 1900 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.“That these man-like creatures were in truth only bestial monsters, mere grotesque travesties of men, filled me with a vague uncertainty of their possibilities far worse than any definite fear.”Edward Prendick, the sole survivor of a shipwreck in the South Pacific, is set ashore on an island where he meets the mysterious Doctor Moreau. Horrified by the discovery that Moreau is performing vivisection on animals to form monstrous human hybrids, Prendick flees into the jungle. But he soon realises that the island is populated with Moreau’s terrible creations, and not all are divested of their savage habits . . .H. G. Wells pioneered ideas of society, science and progress in his works, which are now considered modern classics. Written in 1896, The Island of Doctor Moreau is an imaginative exploration of the nature of cruelty and what it means to be human. |
| Imprint Name: | William Collins |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-01-26 |
