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Island of Doctor Moreau (Version 3)

In 1896 HG Wells produced the Island of Doctor Moreau. After a fateful shipwreck, a chance rescue, and offer of safe harbor, Edward Prendick must contend with a dark science. A man of science, Prendick must wrestle with the ethics of its passions. His inner struggle is illuminated by the island's outward horrors. Central to the themes are ethics, principles, and the extent of human compassion. This science fiction icon argues the true question of science: Could the cure be more dangerous than the disease? (Summary by Tom Haire ) (5 hr 21 min)

Chapters

Introduction

In the Dingey of the "Lady Vain"

The Man Who Was Going Nowhere

The Strange Face

At the Schooner's Rail

The Man Who Had Nowhere to Go

The Evil-Looking Boatmen

The Locked Door

The Crying of the Puma

The Thing in the Forest

The Crying of the Man

The Hunting of the Man

The Sayers of the Law

The Parley

Doctor Moreau Explains

Concerning the Beast Folk

How the Beast Folk Taste Blood

A Catastrophe

The Finding of Moreau

Montgomery's Bank Holiday

Alone With the Beast Folk

The Reversion of the Beast Folk

The Man Alone