The Island of Doctor Moreau
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The Island of Doctor Moreau is a science fiction novel by H.G. Wells that explores themes of vivisection, morality, and the boundaries between humans and animals on a remote island ruled by a mad scientist.
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| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel → |
| adaptedAs |
Island of Lost Souls (1932 film)
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The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977 film) → The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film) → stage adaptations → various radio adaptations → |
| author |
H. G. Wells
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| authorNationality |
British
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| criticalReception |
considered a classic of early science fiction
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| features |
a set of laws imposed on the Beast Folk
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human–animal hybrid creatures called Beast Folk → |
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hardcover
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| genre |
horror fiction
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science fiction → speculative fiction → |
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Ape-man
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Hyena-swine → Leopard-man → |
| includedIn |
the public domain in many countries
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| influenced |
discussions of animal rights in literature
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later works about mad scientists and bioengineering → |
| inspiredBy |
Victorian debates over vivisection
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| language |
English
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| literaryMovement |
early science fiction
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fin de siècle literature → |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. Moreau
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Edward Prendick → M'ling → Montgomery → the Sayer of the Law → |
| narrator |
Edward Prendick
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| notableElement |
critique of contemporary vivisection practices in the late 19th century
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| originalPublisher |
Heinemann
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| plotSummary |
Shipwrecked gentleman Edward Prendick is rescued and brought to a remote island where Dr. Moreau conducts cruel vivisection experiments to create human–animal hybrids, whose fragile society eventually collapses into violence and regression.
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| publicationYear |
1896
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| relatedWork |
The Time Machine
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The War of the Worlds → |
| setting |
a remote Pacific island
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| structure |
framed as a first-person account
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| theme |
colonialism and otherness
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degeneration → morality → the boundary between humans and animals → the ethics of scientific experimentation → the nature of humanity → vivisection → |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
late 19th century
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| titleOrigin |
named after the island ruled by Dr. Moreau
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Referenced by (5)
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The Island of Doctor Moreau
("The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977 film)")
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adaptedAs |
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The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film)
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basedOn |
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The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film)
("Dr. Moreau")
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character |
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The Island of Doctor Moreau
("Dr. Moreau")
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mainCharacter |
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Herbert George Wells
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notableWork |