H. G. WELLS COLLECTION: THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU

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The three muffled men, with the clumsiest movements, scrambled out upon the sand, and forthwith set to landing the cargo, assisted by the man on the beach. I was struck especially by the curious movements of the legs of the three swathed and bandagedboatmen, not stiff they were, but distorted in some odd way, almost as yf they were jointed in the wrong place."The Island of Dr Moreau by H. G. Wells is a dark and chilling tale of scientific experimentation gone too far.Rescued after a shipwreck, Edward Prendick is brought to a remote island that hides a ghastly secret, He finds himself in the middle of a lush land nurturing a strangepopulation - denizens born of indescribable pain, beyond all constraints of humanity and morality. Will Prendick survive this grim and dangerous encounter?