{"product_id":"the-island-of-dr-moreau-paperback-1","title":"The Island of Dr. Moreau - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eH. G. Wells\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn L. Flynn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNita A. Farahany\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA cautionary tale of the horrors that can ensue when man experiments with nature, from the father of science fiction, H. G. Wells.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA lonely island in the Pacific. The sinister scientist who rules it. And the strange beings who dwell there.... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the scenario for H. G. Wells's haunting classic, one of his most intriguing and visionary novels. Living in the late nineteenth century and facing the impact of Darwin's theory of evolution, Wells wrote this chilling masterpiece about the characteristics of beasts blurring as the animals turn into men. Dr. Moreau, a scientist expelled from his homeland for his cruel vivisection experiments, finds a deserted island that gives him the freedom to continue torturous transplantations and create hideous creatures with manlike intelligence. But as the brutally enforced order on Moreau's island dissolves, the true consequences of his experiments emerge, and his creations revert to beasts more shocking than nature could devise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A genius of his time, H. G. Wells foresaw the use of what he called the \"atom bomb,\" the practice of gene-splicing, and men landing on the moon. Now, when these have become part of everyday life, his dark fable serves as a compelling reminder of the horrors that reckless experiments with nature can produce. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWith an Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eby Nita A. Farahany \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand an Afterword by Dr. John L. Flynn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHerbert George Wells\u003c\/b\u003e (1866-1946) left school at thirteen to become a draper's apprentice (a life he detested); he later won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in London, where he studied with the famous T. H. Huxley. He began to sell articles and short stories regularly in 1893. His immediately successful novel \u003ci\u003eThe Time Machine\u003c\/i\u003e (1895) rescued him from poverty. His other \"scientific romances\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Island of Dr. Moreau\u003c\/i\u003e (1896), \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Man\u003c\/i\u003e (1897), \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e (1898), and \u003ci\u003eThe First Men in the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e (1901)--made him the father of science fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDr. Nita A. Farahany\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor of Law and Philosophy and the Director of the Science and Society Initiative at Duke University. In 2010, she was appointed by President Obama to the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. She is a widely published scholar on the ethical, legal, and social implications of the biosciences and emerging technologies, and a frequent commentator for national media and radio shows. Farahany is an elected member of the American Law Insitute, a Board member of the International Neuroethics Society, a coeditor and chief founder of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Law and the Biosciences\u003c\/i\u003e, and recipient of the 2013 Paul M. Bator Award given annually to the outstanding legal academic under forty. She holds an AB (Genetics) from Dartmouth College, a JD, MA, and PhD (Philosophy) from Duke University, and an ALM (Biology) from Harvard University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDr. John L. Flynn\u003c\/b\u003e is a three-time Hugo-nominated author and longtime science fiction fan and critic who has written ten books, numerous short stories, articles, reviews, and a screenplay. A professor at Towson University in Towson, Maryland, he teaches both graduate and undergraduate writing courses, including a course on Writing Science Fiction. He holds two PhDs, in literature and psychology.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 6.6 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Island of Dr. Moreau (Unabridged)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52022440952109,"sku":"9780451468666","price":9.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-island-of-dr-moreau-paperback-2671167.webp?v=1777433887","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-island-of-dr-moreau-paperback-1","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}