Island of Doctor Moreau (Version 3)

by H. G. Wells

Horror & Supernatural Fiction Literary Fiction Published 1800 -1900

23 chapters5h 21mEnglish1896

About this book

In 1896 HG Wells produced the Island of Doctor Moreau. After a fateful shipwreck, a chance rescue, and offer of safe harbor, Edward Prendick must contend with a dark science. A man of science, Prendick must wrestle with the ethics of its passions. His inner struggle is illuminated by the island's outward horrors. Central to the themes are ethics, principles, and the extent of human compassion. This science fiction icon argues the true question of science: Could the cure be more dangerous than the disease? (Summary by Tom Haire )

Chapters (23)

1Introduction

196

2In the Dingey of the "Lady Vain"

403

3The Man Who Was Going Nowhere

420

4The Strange Face

758

5At the Schooner's Rail

501

6The Man Who Had Nowhere to Go

563

7The Evil-Looking Boatmen

731

8The Locked Door

736

9The Crying of the Puma

475

10The Thing in the Forest

1441

11The Crying of the Man

565

12The Hunting of the Man

866

13The Sayers of the Law

1230

14The Parley

651

15Doctor Moreau Explains

1639

16Concerning the Beast Folk

818

17How the Beast Folk Taste Blood

1836

18A Catastrophe

755

19The Finding of Moreau

624

20Montgomery's Bank Holiday

1139

21Alone With the Beast Folk

740

22The Reversion of the Beast Folk

1705

23The Man Alone

498

Island of Doctor Moreau (Version 3)

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