The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells

The Island of Doctor Moreau’ is an 1896 science fiction novel, by English author, H. G. Wells. The story is about Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man rescued by a passing boat who is left on the island home of Doctor Moreau, 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 the novel as “an exercise in youthful blasphemy”.