The Island Of Doctor Moreau

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Beschreibung

<p><b>Welcome to the Best of the Masterworks: a selection of the finest in science fiction</b></p><p>When Edward Prendick is shipwrecked on a tropical island, he is surprised to find he has company in the form of Dr Moreau.</p><p>Driven out of Britain in disgrace, Dr Moreau has decided to explore his science in peace and isolation.</p><p>It isn't long before Prendick discovers the horrors it involves . . .</p><p><i>Considered widely to be one of the fathers of science fiction, H.G. Wells' story of a mad scientist pushing the boundaries of humanity sits alongside </i>Frankenstein<i> and </i>The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde<i> in the annals of British classics. The novel has been adapted multiple times, and is referenced in many different media.</i></p><p>'The most important of all nineteenth-century sf writers in the UK and in America' - <i>The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction</i><br>'Short, cold, economic and totally unrelenting. An utterly terrifying book' - China Miéville<br>'One of our bravest and most stimulating writers' - <i>Telegraph</i></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781399617239

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

194 x 127 x 17 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Verlag / Hersteller

Orion Publishing Group