The Island of Dr. Moreau
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The Island of Doctor Moreau is a 1896 science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells, addressing ideas of society and community, human nature and identity, playing God and Darwinism. The mythic figure of the chimera, a human/animal hybrid, is brought into the scientific age.
When the novel was written in the late 19th century, Britain's scientific community was engulfed by debates on animal vivisection. Interest group were even formed to tackle the issue: the British Union for the Abolition of...
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