Project Gutenberg 2014-08-13 Public domain in the USA. 34 Wells, H. G. (Herbert George) 1866 1946 Wells, Herbert George Heino, Teppo The island of Doctor Moreau. Finnish Kauhun saari Produced by Juha Kiuru "Kauhun saari" by H. G. Wells is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Edward Prendick, a survivor of a shipwreck who finds himself on a mysterious island inhabited by peculiar beings. Themes of horror and the exploration of human nature are likely central aspects of the narrative. The opening of the novel describes the harrowing aftermath of the shipwreck of the "Lady Vain," where the protagonist, Edward Prendick, is among the few to escape in a lifeboat. He recounts the desperate circumstances aboard the lifeboat, including the horrific decision the survivors must make when their food and water run out. Eventually rescued by a ship, Prendick learns he is on an island inhabited by unusual beings, including a mysterious doctor and his grotesque assistant. The unsettling atmosphere and strange encounters set the stage for a tale steeped in suspense and marvel, hinting at deeper horrors to unfold as the narrative progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Science fiction Shipwreck survival -- Fiction Animal experimentation -- Fiction Islands -- Fiction Science -- Ethics -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 257460 257411 2024-09-19T12:23:26.697299 2023-09-20T08:29:14.675280 text/html text/html 257453 257404 2024-09-19T12:23:26.881326 2023-09-20T08:29:14.824284 text/html text/html 140413 2024-09-19T12:23:32.119291 application/epub+zip 143166 2024-09-19T12:23:28.411306 application/epub+zip 143166 2024-09-19T12:23:27.385454 application/epub+zip 277657 2024-09-19T12:23:35.084287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253962 2024-09-19T12:23:31.560278 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253888 2022-09-21T07:37:09.923986 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227470 227465 2024-09-19T12:23:26.433319 2023-09-20T08:29:14.434288 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 217676 2014-08-13T10:13:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 85340 2014-08-13T10:20:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19022 2024-09-19T12:23:35.208260 application/rdf+xml 12019 2024-09-19T12:23:27.942291 image/jpeg 3136 2024-09-19T12:23:27.555306 image/jpeg 140606 2024-09-19T12:23:26.904315 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia