![]() Wells, page 142)Īs I read The Island of Dr Moreau, I couldn’t help but think H.G.Wells was ahead of his time, and I came away with the over-riding view that this story was a cautionary tale whose message is: Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. Moreau’s island of lost souls without distracting from what is still a rip-roaring good read. ![]() These levels of interpretation add a richness to Prendick’s adventures on Dr. ![]() While this riveting tale was intended to be a commentary on evolution, divine creation, and the tension between human nature and culture, modern readers familiar with genetic engineering will marvel at Wells’s prediction of the ethical issues raised by producing “smarter” human beings or bringing back extinct species. Moreau, confronts dark secrets, strange creatures, and a reason to run for his life. Moreau, a shipwrecked gentleman named Edward Prendick, stranded on a Pacific island lorded over by the notorious Dr. They wanted to know more about the wondrous possibilities of science shown in his first book, The Time Machine, not its potential for misuse and terror. Wells was greeted in 1896 by howls of protest from reviewers, who found it horrifying and blasphemous. ![]() ![]() Ranked among the classic novels of the English language and the inspiration for several unforgettable movies, this early work of H. Quick Review (read on for full review) A thought-provoking read which poses questions still relevant today. January’s Book for The Very Informal Classic Reads Book Club Challenge 2021… ![]()
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