The Island of Dr. Moreau
$12.50
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
31 March 1999
Summary
H. G. Wells’s classic science fiction novel about a depraved scientist living on a remote island whose diabolical experiments on animals brought about hideous, humanlike results.
With an introduction by Alan Lightman
Close to death after a shipwreck left him stranded at sea, Englishman Edward Prendick finds himself on a remote island in the Pacific. He soon meets the enigmatic and notorious Dr. Moreau, a scorned physiologist who was forced to leave England when a journalist ex…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780553214321 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0553214322 |
| Author: | H.G. Wells, Elizabeth Kolbert |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Bantam Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 1999 |
| Weight: | 96g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 106mm x 171mm |
| Series: | Bantam Classics |
| Audience Age: | 12-18 |
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Critics Review
“The Island of Dr. Moreautakes us into an abyss of human nature. This book is a superb piece of storytelling.” -V. S. Pritchett From the Trade Paperback edition.
“The Island of Dr. Moreau takes us into an abyss of human nature. This book is a superb piece of storytelling.”
—V. S. Pritchett
H.G. Wells
Peter Straub is the bestselling author of fourteen novels, including Black House (with Stephen King), Ghost Story, Koko, and Mr. X. He has won three Bram Stoker Awards, two World Fantasy Awards, and the British Fantasy Award. He lives in New York City.
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