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The Island of Doctor Moreau (Broadview Editions) (Reprint Edition) by Herbert George Wells, Mason Harris (Editor) Paperback, 292 Pages, Published 2009 ISBN-10: 1-55111-327-9 / 1551113279 ISBN-13: 978-1-55111-327-2 / 9781551113272 A shipwreck in the South Seas, a palm-tree paradise where a mad doctor conducts vile experiments, animals that become human and then "beastly" in ways they never were before--it's the stuff of high adventure. It's also a parable about Darwinian theory, a social satire in the vein of Jonathan Swift ( |