The Island of Dr. Moreau

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		The Island of Dr. Moreau
		The Island of Dr. Moreau

基本信息·出版社：Signet Classics; Reissue edition
·页码：224 页
·出版日期：2005年09月
·ISBN：0451529898
·条形码：9780451529893
·装帧：平装
·丛书名：Signet Classics
·外文书名：拦截人魔岛

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Dr. Moreau, a scientist expelled from his homeland for cruel experiments, finds a deserted island where he can create hideous creatures with manlike intelligence. But as the rigid order on Moreau's island dissolves, the consequences of his experiments emerge-and his creations revert to beasts more shocking than nature could devise.
作者简介 Margaret Atwood is the award-winning and bestselling author of more than thirty- five volumes of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
Steven McLean is secretary of the H. G. Wells Society.
Patrick Parrinder has written on H. G. Wells, science fiction, and James Joyce. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Amazon.com
A shipwreck in the South Seas, a palm-tree paradise where a mad doctor conducts vile experiments, animals that become human and then "beastly" in ways they never were before--it''s the stuff of high adventure. It''s also a parable about Darwinian theory, a social satire in the vein of Jonathan Swift (Gulliver''s Travels), and a bloody tale of horror. Or, as H. G. Wells himself wrote about this story, "The Island of Dr. Moreau is an exercise in youthful blasphemy. Now and then, though I rarely admit it, the universe projects itself towards me in a hideous grimace. It grimaced that time, and I did my best to express my vision of the aimless torture in creation." This colorful tale by the author of The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds lit a firestorm of controversy at the time of its publication in 1896. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

From Library Journal
Like the Hugo and the James above, this is being published to tie in with a recent film adaptation. It nonetheless offers a high-quality hardcover at a reasonable price.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From AudioFile
Released in conjunction with the movie featuring Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer, this audiobook enjoys the talents of a particularly effective reader. Michael Williams has a low-key, cultured British intonation, which sounds almost jaded in parts. Yet he distinguishes the various characters with fluid skill: A sea captain''s voice is so rough it sounds like a metal rasp; the beast-men created by Moreau''s vivisection sound almost ethereal, as if still exhausted by torture under the knife. There''s no musical punctuation or any other enhancement. Williams carries the somber story alone, his voice tense with excitement at times, almost whispering at more contemplative moments. D.W.Ê (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review
?The Island of Dr. Moreau takes us into an abyss of human nature. This book is a superb piece of storytelling.?
?V. S. Pritchett


From the Trade Paperback edition. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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