THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU. H. G. Wells

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.