Name: The Island of dr. Moreau (Modern Library Classics)
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Author: Peter Straub
ISBN: 9780375760969

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The Island of dr. Moreau (Modern Library Classics)

Type

Physical Book

Author

H. G. Wells

Preface by

Peter Straub

Publisher

Modern Library

Year

2002

Language

English

Pages

240

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3 x 13.2 x 1.4 cm

Weight

0.18 kg.

ISBN

0375760962

ISBN13

9780375760969

Synopsis "The Island of dr. Moreau (Modern Library Classics) "

Written in 1896, The Island of Dr. Moreau is one of the earliest scientific romances. An instant sensation, it was meant as a commentary on Darwin's theory of evolution, which H. G. Wells stoutly believed. The story centers on the depraved Dr. Moreau, who conducts unspeakable animal experiments on a remote tropical island, with hideous, humanlike results. Edward Prendick, an English-man whose misfortunes bring him to the island, is witness to the Beast Folk's strange civilization and their eventual terrifying regression. While gene-splicing and bioengineering are common practices today, readers are still astounded at Wells's haunting vision and the ethical questions he raised a century before our time.

Peter Straub

(Preface by)

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Peter Straub (1943-2022) fue autor de varias novelas, traducidas a más de veinte idiomas. Ganador de premios entre los que se cuentan el Bram Stoker y el World Fantasy Award, se le considera uno de los más relevantes autores de fantasía y terror contemporáneos.

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