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{{Infobox book
| title = The Island of Doctor Moreau
| image = The Island of Doctor Moreau - Charles Robert Ashbee.jpg
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| author = H. G. Wells
| central theme =
| elevator pitch =
| genre = Scientific romance
| publication date = 1896
| source page exists = yes
| wiki URL = https://drmoreau.fandom.com/wiki/Island_of_Dr._Moreau_Wiki
| wiki name = Island of Dr. Moreau Wiki
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{{quote|"Not to go on all-fours; that is the Law. Are we not Men?"
"Not to suck up Drink; that is the Law. Are we not Men?"
"Not to eat Fish or Flesh; that is the Law. Are we not Men?"
"Not to claw the Bark of Trees; that is the Law. Are we not Men?"
"Not to chase other Men; that is the Law. Are we not Men?"
|'''The Law'''}}
An 1896 novel by [[H. G. Wells]], ''[[The Island of Doctor Moreau]]'' has since become one of the classics of sci-fi literature. Its story centers on Edward Prendick, the narrator, who is shipwrecked at sea and rescued by Dr. Montgomery. The good doctor takes Edward to the island where he works, a land so ominous that they quickly abandon him. Edward is soon introduced to the island's ruler, the mad Doctor Moreau, and discovers Moreau's society of surgically-altered beasts that walk, speak, and struggle to live like men. The more he's around these beastmen, the more uncomfortable he becomes in his own society.
It was adapted several times for the screen; [[w:The Island of Doctor Moreau#Adaptations|Wikipedia has a list]]. The earliest was in 1913 as ''Ile d'Epouvante'', and the earliest in English was in 1932 as ''Island of Lost Souls,'' starring Charles Laughton as the eponymous doctor. The most recent (as of 2017) was released in 1996, with [[Marlon Brando]] as Moreau.
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* [[Ax Crazy]]: Hyena-Swine.
* [[Beast Man]]
* [[Body Horror]]: In the original book, the creatures aren't mutated, simply ''mutilated
** Prendick from the book does eventually come to pity the creatures, he's just so
* [[Catgirl]]: Doesn't technically exist in the novel (Moreau is working on transitioning a female puma into this, but
* [[The Commandments]]: The Law.
* [[Cute Mute]]: The sloth creature.
* [[Deserted Island]]: The titular Island.
* [[Died in Your Arms Tonight]]: Not in the novel, only the 1932 film. {{spoiler|Lota
* [[Everything's Better with Monkeys]]: Moreau
* [[Evil Redhead]]: Wells repeatedly mentions the fact that Captain Davis, the drunken, abusive schooner captain, has red hair. Admittedly Davis isn't so much "evil" as he is just a bully, but the repeated mentions of his hair color brings him close to this trope.
* [[Evilutionary Biologist]]: Moreau seeks to improve animals by making them more and more human, hoping to eventually make one fully human.
* [[First-Person Peripheral Narrator]]: Prendick.
* [[Four-Fingered Hands]]: The novel's ape-man is exceedingly proud that he averts this trope, unlike most of the other beastfolk.
* [[A God Am I]]: Moreau never outright says it, but the Beastmen certainly view him this way.
** Played straight in ''Island of Lost Souls'': "Mr. Parker, do you know what it's like to feel like God?"
* [[Humanity Ensues]]: Subverted with the Beast Men; although they are transformed into anthropomorphic forms they gradually regress back into animalistic forms, despite Moreau's best efforts.
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Moreau.
* [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter]]: Only in the movies.
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