# The Island of Doctor Moreau

**Author:** H. Wells
**Tags:** Science fiction, Shipwreck survival, Islands, Animal experimentation
**Price:** Free
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**Added:** 10.07.2026
**URL:** https://samolit.com/books/96057

## Description

Shipwrecked and adrift, Edward Prendick is rescued only to find himself marooned on a remote, uncharted island in the Pacific. There, he uncovers the sinister truth behind the enigmatic Doctor Moreau, a brilliant but disgraced vivisectionist who has fled civilization. Moreau, with his assistant Montgomery, is engaged in gruesome experiments, surgically transforming animals into grotesque, human-like hybrids known as the Beast Folk. These tortured creatures are bound by a strict, fear-enforced "Law" designed to suppress their primal instincts and maintain a semblance of humanity. As Prendick witnesses the doctor's cruel disregard for life and the slow, inevitable regression of the Beast Folk, he is forced to confront disturbing questions about the nature of humanity, the ethics of scientific ambition, and the thin, fragile line between man and beast. This chilling tale explores the horrifying consequences of playing God and the inherent savagery that lurks beneath the surface of both animal and human.