The Island Of Doctor Moreau Av H.G. Wells

<p><b>Welcome to the Best of the Masterworks: a selection of the finest in science fiction</b><br><br><br>When Edward Prendick is shipwrecked on a tropical island, he is surprised to find he has company in the form of Dr Moreau.<br><br>Driven out of Britain in disgrace, Dr Moreau has decided to explore his science in peace and isolation.<br><br>It isn''t long before Prendick discovers the horrors it involves . . .<br><br> <i>Considered widely to be one of the fathers of science fiction, H.G. Wells'' story of a mad scientist pushing the boundaries of humanity sits alongside </i>Frankenstein<i> and </i>The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde<i> in the annals of British classics. The novel has been adapted multiple times, and is referenced in many different media.</i><br><br><br>''The most important of all nineteenth-century sf writers in the UK and in America'' - <i>The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction</i><br>''Short, cold, economic and totally unrelenting. An utterly terrifying book'' - China Miéville<br>''One of our bravest and most stimulating writers'' - <i>Telegraph</i></p>