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Science Fiction

The Island of Doctor Moreau

by H. G. Wells

A shipwrecked man is rescued by a boat and left on a strange island owned by a physiologist who experiments in vivisection.

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First published
1896
Length
43,760 words
Reading time
About 3 hr 3 min
Language
English (UK)

About the book

The Island of Doctor Moreau is the narration of Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man who finds himself on a mysterious island full of humanoid animal creatures. He comes to find that these creatures are the work of Dr. Moreau, a man who experiments in vivisection, and his assistant Montgomery.

The story of Dr. Moreau’s island began as an article in the January, 1895 issue of Saturday Review . It was later adapted into a novel. Its themes reflect concerns growing in the society of the day, like the cruelty of vivisection, degenerationism, and the theory of evolution.

First published 1896; the Read4Max reading text contains approximately 43,760 words arranged in 25 navigable sections.

About the author

H. G. Wells

H. G. Wells (1866–1946) is described by Wikidata as English writer (1866–1946), with citizenship or national association recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and United Kingdom.

Recorded occupations include writer, historian, journalist, Idist, science fiction writer, and novelist. Languages recorded for H. G. Wells include English. Wikidata lists The Outline of History, The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The Island of Dr Moreau, The War of the Worlds, and The First Men in the Moon among H. G. Wells's notable works. Open Library identifies The Time Machine as a leading work in its author record. Open Library catalogs 9847 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes The First Men in the Moon, The Food of the Gods, The Invisible Man, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, and The World Set Free under H. G. Wells's authorship.

1866–1946

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Themes and ideas

  • Science fiction
  • Shipwreck survival
  • Animal experimentation
  • Islands

Table of contents

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  1. Introduction
  2. The Island of Doctor Moreau
  3. I
  4. II
  5. III
  6. IV
  7. V
  8. VI
  9. VII
  10. VIII
  11. IX
  12. X
  13. XI
  14. XII
  15. XIII
  16. XIV
  17. XV
  18. XVI
  19. XVII
  20. XVIII
  21. XIX
  22. XX
  23. XXI
  24. XXII
  25. Endnotes
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