The Island of Doctor Moreau: and other unsettling tales

The Island of Dr Moreau by H.G Wells is a thought-provoking and unsettling novel that explores the limits of human ambition and our relationship with the natural world.

Stranded on a remote Pacific island with only a drunk and a disgraced scientist for company, Prendick must navigate the madness of Dr Moreau's experiments in creating human-like intelligent life from dumb beasts.

Will he find his way back to civilization or succumb to the island's monstrous inhabitants? This gripping novel challenges readers with profound and unsettling questions about our place in the world and the consequences of playing God.

With a new foreword that sets the context for this ground-breaking work, The Island of Dr Moreau is a must-read for fans of science fiction and anyone who has ever wondered what it means to be human.