The Island of Doctor Moreau

The Island of Doctor Moreau
H. G. Wells

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.“That these man-like creatures were in truth only bestial monsters, mere grotesque travesties of men, filled me with a vague uncertainty of their possibilities far worse than any definite fear.”Edward Prendick, the sole survivor of a shipwreck in the South Pacific, is set ashore on an island where he meets the mysterious Doctor Moreau. Horrified by the discovery that Moreau is performing vivisection on animals to form monstrous human hybrids, Prendick flees into the jungle. But he soon realises that the island is populated with Moreau’s terrible creations, and not all are divested of their savage habits . . .H. G. Wells pioneered ideas of society, science and progress in his works, which are now considered modern classics. Written in 1896, The Island of Doctor Moreau is an imaginative exploration of the nature of cruelty and what it means to be human.

THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU

H. G. Wells

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Contents

Cover (#u2991edee-f759-5bf8-906e-b557b89ad5d9)

Title Page (#u437eb762-2047-5b1e-82d3-66f833a71e66)

Copyright (#u3ef9527d-abe6-5730-868d-f62f8f8351d5)

History of William Collins (#ue06010a2-7172-5821-ab8e-b86a6462eaf7)

Life & Times (#uf45518a6-1a21-5bde-af6d-50f99dee9be6)

Introduction (#u56e100f2-906d-5dcf-a8ca-4351e572c20b)

1. In the Dinghy of the Lady Vain (#u28bb337d-d052-5671-b799-021951af0f6b)

2. The Man Who Was Going Nowhere (#ud4b1f487-446a-5052-86ab-cf08c85f62f5)

3. The Strange Face (#u21116b33-99ee-5e0f-bead-a18046f1f8ee)

4. At the Schooner’s Rail (#u7eac5c29-0f21-5dd3-a27f-7abc09cbfd29)

5. The Man Who Had Nowhere to Go (#u0719f925-7da0-557f-848f-7a6cf967d3ab)

6. The Evil-Looking Boatmen (#u8fa89232-392e-5226-b321-2472b2499acc)

7. The Locked Door (#u2134e9e7-b56b-5054-9ab3-0b763ed824e3)

8. The Crying of the Puma (#ud8a16e53-09d0-5694-8973-77276b33fedd)

9. The Thing in the Forest (#u520db31d-9fad-5e1d-8396-14d3f782e086)

10. The Crying of the Man (#litres_trial_promo)

11. The Hunting of the Man (#litres_trial_promo)

12. The Sayers of the Law (#litres_trial_promo)

13. A Parley (#litres_trial_promo)

14. Doctor Moreau Explains (#litres_trial_promo)

15. Concerning the Beast Folk (#litres_trial_promo)

16. How the Beast Folk Taste Blood (#litres_trial_promo)

17. A Catastrophe (#litres_trial_promo)

18. The Finding of Moreau (#litres_trial_promo)

19. Montgomery’s ‘Bank Holiday’ (#litres_trial_promo)

20. Alone with the Beast Folk (#litres_trial_promo)

21. The Reversion of the Beast Folk (#litres_trial_promo)