The Island of Doctor Moreau and other unsettling tales - by H G Wells (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Unsettling stories from H.G Wells showing the horrors people are capable of, from mad scientist Doctor Moreau's hideous experiments to the grim future of catastrophe and devastation in A Dream of Armageddon.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>H.G, Wells' timeless story of arrogance and monstrosity caused consternation when it was first released. Edward Prendick is stranded on a remote Pacific island with only a drunk and a disgraced scientist for company - and a whole, subhuman community of monsters spliced together from the bodies of exotic animals. Prendick must find a way through this madness and find his way back to civilisation - or die trying, </p><p> </p><p>This gripping novel from science fiction pioneer H.G. Wells challenges readers with profound and unsettling questions: are there limits to our ambition? Do we dare meddle with life itself? And what (if anything) sets us apart from the animals?</p><p> </p><p>This edition contains two bonus unsettling stories from 'the realist of the fantastic'. The Door in the Wall</em> crashes reality headlong into imagination, and A Dream of Armageddon </em>sets out a grim future vision of dark portents and impossible choices.</p><p> </p>
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