The island of Doctor Moreau /
by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George); Parrinder, Patrick.
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BookSeries: Penguin classics.Publisher: London : Penguin, 2005Edition: [New ed.] / edited by Patrick Parrinder /with an introduction by Margaret Atwood /and notes by Steven McLean.Description: xxxiv, 139 p. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780141441023 (pbk.) :; 014144102X (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Animal experimentation -- Fiction | Science fiction | Classics | ClassicsSummary: Prendick, a naturalist, is shipwrecked on the island retreat of notorious vivisector, Dr Moreau. In a laboratory called the House of Pain, Moreau manufactures 'humanised' animals known as the Beast People, whom he controls through fear - until the terrifying day when one of his degraded victims turns against him.
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Prendick, a naturalist, is shipwrecked on the island retreat of notorious vivisector, Dr Moreau. In a laboratory called the House of Pain, Moreau manufactures 'humanised' animals known as the Beast People, whom he controls through fear - until the terrifying day when one of his degraded victims turns against him.
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