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The island of Doctor Moreau / H.G. Wells ; edited by Patrick Parrinder ; with an introduction by Margaret Atwood and notes by Steven McLean.
Dr. Moreau, a scientist, finds an isolated island that gives him the freedom to create hideous creatures with manlike intelligence.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780141441023 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: xxxiv, 139 pages ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: London : Penguin Books, 2005.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published: 1896. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | Classics > Fiction Literary > Fiction Animal experimentation > Fiction. Castaways > Fiction. Islands > Fiction. Shipwreck survival > Fiction. Survival > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Science fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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- Baker & Taylor
The sole survivor of a shipwreck, Edward Prendick, a young naturalist, finds himself stranded on a remote Pacific island run by the sinister Dr. Moreau, a mad scientist intent on creating a strain of beast men. Reprint. - Baker & Taylor
Following a shipwreck, a young naturalist finds himself on an island run by a mad scientist intent on creating a strain of beast men. - Blackwell North Amer
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. - Penguin Putnam
Adrift in a dinghy, Edward Prendick, the single survivor from the good ship Lady Vain, is rescued by a vessel carrying an unusual cargoâa 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. Moreauâa 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 Atwoodâs 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.
