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The island of Dr. Moreau / H.G. Wells ; foreword by Peter Straub.

by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946.

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Modern Library, 2002.

Animal experimentation -- Fiction.

Modern Library classics.

9780375760969 (trade pbk.)

Alternate title:

Island of Doctor Moreau

Modern Library pbk. ed.

xxxi, 206 p. ; 21 cm.

Originally published 1896.

Includes reading group guide.

Includes bibliographical references.

"Written in 1896, The Island of Dr. Moreau is one of the earliest scientific romances. An instant sensation, it was meant as a commentary on Darwin's theory of evolution, which H.G. Wells stoutly believed. The story centers on the depraved Dr. Moreau, who conducts unspeakable animal experiments on a remote tropical island, with hideous, human-like results. Edward Prendick, an Englishman whose misfortunes bring him to the island, is witness to the Beast Folk's strange civilization and their eventual terrifying regression. While gene-splicing and bioengineering are common practices today, readers are still astounded at Wells's haunting vision and the ethical questions he raised a century before our time."--Publisher.

Classic fiction.

Straub, Peter, 1943-

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