The Island of Doctor Moreau (Vintage Wells) (R/I)
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They say that terror is a
disease...
A
shipwrecked man finds himself, after various twists of Fate, on a
lonely tropical island. From a locked enclosure the cries of
animals in pain can be heard, and there is a stink of chemicals in
the air. Bestial faces stare out of the forests and grotesque,
misshaped creatures move in the gloom. In this island paradise, the
horrific experiments of the infamous Doctor Moreau will reach their
inevitable
conclusion.
H.G. Wells was born in
Bromley, Kent, in 1866. After an education repeatedly interrupted
by his family’s financial problems, he eventually found work as a
teacher at a succession of schools, where he began to write his
first stories.
Wells became a
prolific writer with a diverse output, of which the famous works
are his science fiction novels. These are some of the earliest and
most influential examples of the genre, and include classics such
as The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds. Most of his books
very well-received, and had a huge influence on many younger
writers, including George Orwell and Isaac Asimov. Wells also wrote
many popular non-fiction books, and used his writing to support the
wide range of political and social causes in which he had an
interest, although these became increasingly eccentric towards the
end of his life.
Twice-married,
Wells had many affairs, including a ten-year liaison with Rebecca
West that produced a son. He died in London in
1946.