The Island of Doctor Moreau - H. G. Wells - Book 3

Title: The Island of Doctor Moreau

Overview: The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells (1866–1946). The text of the novel is the narration of Edward Prendick who is a shipwrecked man rescued by a passing boat. He is left on the island home of Doctor Moreau, a mad scientist who creates human-like hybrid beings from animals via vivisection. The novel deals with a number of philosophical themes, including pain and cruelty, moral responsibility, human identity, and human interference with nature. Wells described it as "an exercise in youthful blasphemy." The Island of Doctor Moreau is a classic work of early science fiction and remains one of Wells's best-known books. The novel is the earliest depiction of the science fiction motif "uplift" in which a more advanced race intervenes in the evolution of an animal species to bring the latter to a higher level of intelligence. It has been adapted to film and other media on many occasions.

Published: 1896

Author: H. G. Wells

Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction, Fantastic Fiction, Science Fiction

Episode: The Island of Doctor Moreau - H. G. Wells - Book 3

Part: 1 of 1

Length Part: 4:54:00

Book: 3

Length Book: 4:54:00

Episodes: 1 - 8 of 8

Narrator: Bob Neufeld

Language: English

Rated: Guidance Suggested

Edition: Unabridged Audiobook

Keywords: adventure, hero, struggle, camaraderie, social commentary, history, satire, futurist, utopian, aircraft, tanks, space travel, nuclear weapons, technology

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