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The Island of Dr. Moreau
by H. G. Wells
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- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Clarence, New York, United States
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About This Item
This book is in very good condition. Moderate bumping to both ends of spine and around corners of boards. Gift inscription sticker on front endpaper. Interior pages are bright and clean.
The novel is set between 21 January 1887 to 5 January 1888.The text of the novel is the narration of Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man rescued by a passing boat.
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Inventory #(O6-4).
Synopsis
Adrift in a dinghy, Edward Prendick, the single survivor from the good ship Lady Vain, is rescued by a vessel carrying an unusual cargo—a menagerie of savage animals. Nursed to recovery by their keeper Montgomery, who gives him dark medicine that tastes of blood, Prendick soon finds himself stranded upon an uncharted island in the Pacific with his rescuer and the beasts. There, he meets the sinister Dr. Moreau—a brilliant scientist whose notorious experiments in vivisection have caused him to abandon the civilized world. It soon becomes clear that he has continued to develop these experiments with truly horrific results. Includes a newly established text, a full biographical essay on Wells, a list of further reading, and detailed notes Margaret Atwood’s introduction explores the social and scientific relevance of this influential work
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- Bookseller
- Ernestoic Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6083
- Title
- The Island of Dr. Moreau
- Author
- H. G. Wells
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition, Third Issue
- Publisher
- Duffield & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1906
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