The Island of Doctor Moreau by HG Wells « Biology in Science Fiction: Free Fiction

A shipwrecked man finds himself on an island with beastly people.

Title: The Island of Doctor Moreau

Author: HG Wells

Length: novel

First Publication: 1896

What the Story is About: A man is shipwrecked on a island where he encounters Beast Men – animals that Doctor Moreau has surgically altered to have human characteristics. (Learn more in the Wikipedia article.)

Download either the human-read or computer-generated audiobook version at Project Gutenberg. This book can also be read online at WOWIO.

Related Biology in Science Fiction blog post: Beasts into Men

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Categories: 1900-1929 • Anatomy & Physiology • Audio • Human-Animal Hybrids • Novel • Wells - H.G.

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