{"product_id":"island-of-dr-moreau-h-g-wells-2005","title":"Island of Dr Moreau. H. G. Wells. 2005.","description":"\u003cp\u003eAdrift in a dinghy, Edward Prendrick, the single survivor from the good ship \u003cem\u003eLady Vain, \u003c\/em\u003eis rescued by a vessel carrying a profoundly unusual cargo - a menagerie of savage animals. Nursed to recovery by their keeper Montgomery, who gives him dark medicine that tastes of blood. Prendick soon finds himself stranded upon an uncharted island in the Pacific with his rescuer and the beasts. Here, he meets Montgomery’s master, the sinister Doctor Moreau - a brilliant scientist whose notorious experiments in vivisection have caused him to abandon the civilised world. It soon becomes clear he has been developing these experiments- with truly horrific results.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA parable on Darwinian theory, and a biting social satire, \u003cem\u003eIsland of Doctor Moreau \u003c\/em\u003eis a fascinating exploration of what it is to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Browse Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ 9780141441023 \/ Medium","offer_id":42256603447378,"sku":"WELLS4","price":8.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2696\/2492\/files\/06E6222D-9880-44EA-87C6-BEC97E9970C2.jpg?v=1767825788","url":"https:\/\/browsebooks.com.au\/products\/island-of-dr-moreau-h-g-wells-2005","provider":"Browse Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}