H. G. Wells The Island of Doctor Moreau (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case

Edward Pren finds himself shipwrecked in the middle of the ocean, but is soon rescued by a passing boat. He is taken to the island home of Doctor Moreau, who creates humanlike hybrid beings from animals via vivisection. On the island, Edward will have to confront cruelty, moral responsibility, human identity, and human interference with nature.H. G. Wells is credited with the popularisation of time travel in 1895 withThe Time Machine, introducing the idea of time being the "fourth dimension" a decade before the publication of Einsteins first Relativity papers. In 1896, he imagined a mad scientist creating humanlike beings from animals inThe Island of Doctor Moreau, which created a growing interest in animal welfare throughout Europe. In 1897 withThe Invisible Man, Wells shows how a formula could render one invisible, recognizing that an invisible eye would not be able to focus, thus rendering the invisible man blind. WithThe War of the Worldsin 1898, Wells established the idea that an advanced civilization could live on Mars, popularising the term martian and the idea that aliens could invade Earth. This case laminate collectors edition includes a Victorian inspired dustjacket. | H. G. Wells The Island of Doctor Moreau (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case