After the Lady Vain is shipwrecked, Edward Prendick is plucked from
the waves by a passing ship and deposited on a remote island. Here he is
the guest of Dr Moreau, whose notorious scientific methods had caused an
uproar that left him with no choice but to flee London.
Disquieted and appalled by the pained cries of suffering animals, Edward
soon realizes that the Doctor is continuing and developing his depraved
experiments, and that he too is in great danger.
Shocking and suffused with contemporary fears regarding the morality of
the latest advances in science and their possible implications for
religion, The Island of Dr Moreau is both a ruthless social satire and
an exploration of human nature.