The Island of Doctor Moreau (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

<p>Edward Prendick 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 human-like hybrid beings from animals via vivisection. On the island Edward will have to confront cruelty moral responsibility human identity and human interference with nature.</p><p>H. G. Wells is credited with the popularisation of time travel  in 1895 with <em>The Time Machine</em> introducing the idea of time being the fourth dimension a decade before the publication of Einstein's first Relativity papers. In 1896 he imagined a mad scientist creating human-like beings from animals in <em>The Island of Doctor Moreau</em> which created a growing interest in animal welfare throughout Europe. In 1897 with <em>The Invisible Man</em> 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. With <em>The War of the Worlds </em>in 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.</p><p class=ql-align-justify>This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.</p><p><br></p>