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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science fiction novel ⓘ |
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Island of Lost Souls (1932 film)
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| author |
Herbert George Wells
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H. G. Wells
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| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | considered a classic of early science fiction ⓘ |
| features |
a set of laws imposed on the Beast Folk
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human–animal hybrid creatures called Beast Folk ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
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science fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Ape-man
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Hyena-swine ⓘ Leopard-man ⓘ |
| includedIn | the public domain in many countries ⓘ |
| influenced |
discussions of animal rights in literature
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later works about mad scientists and bioengineering ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Victorian debates over vivisection ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
early science fiction
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fin de siècle literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
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Edward Prendick ⓘ M'ling ⓘ Montgomery ⓘ the Sayer of the Law ⓘ |
| narrator | Edward Prendick ⓘ |
| notableElement | critique of contemporary vivisection practices in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| originalPublisher |
William Heinemann
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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. ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1896 ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Time Machine
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The War of the Worlds ⓘ |
| setting | a remote Pacific island ⓘ |
| structure | framed as a first-person account ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | named after the island ruled by Dr. Moreau ⓘ |
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