The Island of Dr. Moreau
Mad surgeon-turned-vivisectionist performs ghoulish experiments that transform animals into men. Early Wells personification of the scientific quest to control the natural world and, ultimately, human nature.
Mad surgeon-turned-vivisectionist performs ghoulish experiments that transform animals into men. Early Wells personification of the scientific quest to control the natural world and, ultimately, human nature.
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Format: Textbook
ASIN: 9780553214321
Publish date: 28-05-1994
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Edition language: English
This was really, really creepy. Like, nightmare kind of creepy. The creatures located on the Island of Dr. Moreau were just...yeah. The ideas of science and ethics are explored in this book, and were probably REALLY new and different back when this was written. Full review to come...
This book surprised me. I think everyone has heard of "The Island of Dr. Moreau" whether it be from the book, the movie or just the concept or reference. I knew what the book was about before reading it but really had no idea how creepy and detailed the book would be. Looking at the history of it, I...
The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells, addressing ideas of society and community, human nature and identity, playing God and Darwinism. The mythic figure of the chimera, a human/animal hybrid, is brought into the scientific age. When the novel was writte...
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