		The Island of Dr. Moreau [Large Print Edition]: The Complete & Unabridged Original Classic H. G. Wells Paperback. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2014-08-07. ISBN 9781500761837
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This premium quality large print volume includes H. G. Wells' science fiction classic in a freshly edited and newly typeset edition with a 6"x9" page size, printed on heavyweight bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design. Also includes an introductory biographical sketch discussing Wells' life, work and continuing literary significance. In this 1896 science fiction classic, a shipwrecked Englishman named Edward Prendick is rescued from the sea and subsequently abandoned on a secluded island, which he soon finds is owned by a once-eminent British physiologist named Dr. Moreau. Shunned when his gruesome experiments with vivisection were exposed, Moreau continued his experiments on his island with horrific results, creating animals surgically altered to mimic human beings. Typical of Wells' major science fiction works, "The Island of Dr. Moreau" reflects a degree of ambivalence about "scientific progress, " and looks at the possible effects of science and technology applied without restraint. Much like "The Invisible Man, " it can be viewed as a sort of cautionary tale, warning that science and technology, when pursued and applied outside a structure of societal norms and ethical restraints, can lead to disastrous consequences. In addition, it calls into question the unrestricted use of "vivisection, " which then meant surgical experiments on live animals, often without anesthesia, and raises questions of cruelty, pain, man's relationship with animals, and the nature of humanity itself. Herbert George Wells (1866-1946), was born to shopkeepers previously employed as domestic servants. When an injury ended his father's income as a professional cricketer, Wells' parents apprenticed him to a draper, but he was dismissed after a short time and subsequently became a "pupil-teacher" in a system where older students helped teach younger students. Despite having little formal education, Wells, a voracious reader, won a scholarship

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