{"product_id":"the-island-of-doctor-moreau-hg-wells-9781399617239","title":"The Island of Doctor Moreau","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome to the Best of the Masterworks: a selection of the finest in science fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Edward Prendick is shipwrecked on a tropical island, he is surprised to find he has company in the form of Dr Moreau. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDriven out of Britain in disgrace, Dr Moreau has decided to explore his science in peace and isolation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt isn't long before Prendick discovers the horrors it involves . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eConsidered widely to be one of the fathers of science fiction, H.G. Wells' story of a mad scientist pushing the boundaries of humanity sits alongside \u003c\/i\u003eFrankenstein\u003ci\u003e and \u003c\/i\u003eThe Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde\u003ci\u003e in the annals of British classics. The novel has been adapted multiple times, and is referenced in many different media.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The most important of all nineteenth-century sf writers in the UK and in America' - \u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Science Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Short, cold, economic and totally unrelenting. An utterly terrifying book' - China Mi騅ille\u003cbr\u003e'One of our bravest and most stimulating writers' - \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hg Wells\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399617230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399617239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gollancz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Hg Wells","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45331690750207,"sku":"9781399617239","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2d154923-5206-4728-9530-cb3558e20fb0.jpg?v=1713970633","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-island-of-doctor-moreau-hg-wells-9781399617239","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}