- Editorial:
- ALMA CLASSICS
- Año de edición:
- 2018
- Materia
- Literatura internacional
- ISBN:
- 978-1-84749-659-1
- Páginas:
- 160
- Encuadernación:
- Otros
THE ISLAND OF DR MOREAU
WELLS, HERBERT GEORGE
u003cpu003eAfter the u003ciu003eLadyu003c/iu003e u003ciu003eVainu003c/iu003e is shipwrecked, Edward Prendick is plucked from the waves by a passing ship and deposited on a remote island. Here he is the guest of Dr Moreau, whose notorious scientific methods had caused an uproar that left him with no choice but to flee London.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eDisquieted and appalled by the pained cries of suffering animals, Edward soon realizes that the Doctor is continuing and developing his depraved experiments, and that he too is in great danger. u003cbru003eu003cbru003eShocking and suffused with contemporary fears regarding the morality of the latest advances in science and their possible implications for religion,u003ciu003e The Island of Dr Moreauu003c/iu003e is both a ruthless social satire and an exploration of human nature.u003c/pu003e