by H G Wells · Penguin Classics · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9780141029153
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«The Island of Doctor Moreau» is the science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (144 pages, in English).
Edward Prendick survives a shipwreck and is rescued by a ship carrying wild animals. On a remote island he meets Doctor Moreau, a scientist who practices vivisection to turn beasts into humanoid beings. The laws these beings must obey and their struggle between the animal and the human eventually unleash horror.
Novel originally published in 1896. This edition belongs to the Penguin Classics collection and includes an introduction by Margaret Atwood.
For readers of classic science fiction, horror stories and the origins of the genre, with its reflection on scientific ethics.
Herbert George Wells was an English writer, prolific in many genres. He wrote more than forty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography. Wells is most known today for his groundbreaking science fiction novels; he has sometimes been called the "father of science fiction", a title that has also been given to Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback.
