num_pages: 176
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Island of Dr Moreau
titlecomplete: The Island of Dr Moreau
characters: Dr. Montgomery, Dr. Moreau, Edward Prendick
genres: Literature, Audiobook, Science Fiction, Classics, Novels, Science Fiction Fantasy, 19th Century, Horror, Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 117023
awards: awardedAt: 1577865600000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Illustrated or Art Book
publisher: Penguin Classics