The Island of Dr. Moreau
Author: H.G. Wells
After a collision between two ships in rough seas, the wreck’s sole survivor languished for eight days under a merciless sun. With neither food nor drink death seemed certain, but miraculously, Edward Prendick survived. Yet what he would encounter in the days ahead was more horrible and terrifying than death, for the island on which he landed was the home of the infamous D….Read More
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