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"Not to chase other Men; that is the Law. Are we not Men?"|'''The Law'''}} |
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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. |
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. |
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It was adapted several times for the screen; the earliest was in 1932 as ''Island of Lost Souls,'' starring Charles Laughton as the eponymous doctor. The most recent was released in 1996, with [[Marlon Brando]] as Moreau. |
It was adapted several times for the screen; the earliest was in 1932 as ''Island of Lost Souls,'' starring Charles Laughton as the eponymous doctor. The most recent was released in 1996, with [[Marlon Brando]] as Moreau. |