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"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; 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.
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