Island of Doctor Moreau

H. G. Wells (1866–1946)

Read by Alex Patterson, madeupname, Laura M.D. and 10 others

4h 39m · 23 chapters

The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells, addressing ideas of society and community, human nature and identity, religion, Darwinism, and eugenics. When the novel was written in the late 19th century, England's scientific community was engulfed by debates on animal vivisection. Interest groups were even formed to tackle the issue: the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection was formed two years after the publication of the novel. The novel is presented as a discovered manuscript, introduced by the narrator's nephew; it then 'transcribes' the tale. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Chapters

1. 1IN THE DINGEY OF THE "LADY VAIN"5 min
2. 2THE MAN WHO WAS GOING NOWHERE7 min
3. 3THE STRANGE FACE10 min
4. 4AT THE SCHOONER'S RAIL6 min
5. 5THE MAN WHO HAD NOWHERE TO GO7 min
6. 6THE EVIL-LOOKING BOATMEN9 min
7. 7THE LOCKED DOOR9 min
8. 8THE CRYING OF THE PUMA6 min
9. 9THE THING IN THE FOREST22 min
10. 10THE CRYING OF THE MAN8 min
11. 11THE HUNTING OF THE MAN12 min
12. 12THE SAYERS OF THE LAW17 min
13. 13THE PARLEY11 min
14. 14DOCTOR MOREAU EXPLAINS28 min
15. 15CONCERNING THE BEAST FOLK10 min
16. 16HOW THE BEAST FOLK TASTE BLOOD26 min
17. 17A CATASTROPHE13 min
18. 18THE FINDING OF MOREAU7 min
19. 19MONTGOMERY'S BANK HOLIDAY14 min
20. 20ALONE WITH THE BEAST FOLK9 min
21. 21THE REVERSION OF THE BEAST FOLK21 min
22. 22THE MAN ALONE9 min
23. •INTRODUCTION2 min

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