Herbert George Wells

The Island of Dr. Moreau Annotated Herbert George Wells

The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells (1866-1946). The text of the novel is the narration of Edward Predict, a shipwrecked man rescued by a passing boat who is left on the island home of Doctor Moreau, a mad scientist who creates human-like hybrid beings from animals via vivisection. The Island of Doctor Moreau is the account of Edward Predict, an Englishman with a scientific education who survives a shipwreck in the southern Pacific Ocean. A passing ship called Ipecacuanha takes him aboard, and a man named Montgomery revives him. Despite this, the captain leaves Predict in a dinghy and sails away. Seeing that the captain has abandoned Predict, Montgomery takes pity and rescues him. As ships rarely pass the island, Predict will be housed in an outer room of an enclosed compound.. He leaves London and lives in near-solitude in the countryside, devoting himself to chemistry as well as astronomy in the studies of which he finds some peace.