The island of Doctor Moreau

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The island of Doctor Moreau

by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

EN·~4 hours·26 chapters

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The Island of Doctor Moreau - by H. G. Wells

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Contents

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INTRODUCTION.

2:23
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The Island of Doctor Moreau

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I. IN THE DINGEY OF THE “LADY VAIN.”

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II. THE MAN WHO WAS GOING NOWHERE.

5:38
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III. THE STRANGE FACE.

9:47
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IV. AT THE SCHOONER’S RAIL.

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V. THE MAN WHO HAD NOWHERE TO GO.

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VI. THE EVIL-LOOKING BOATMEN.

9:43

Description

A shipwreck on the Pacific leaves a lone survivor adrift, clutching only a few stale biscuits and a shattered sense of reality. As the storm‑tossed dinghy drifts, his mind teeters between the horror of the wreck and the strange, distant memory of a vanished schooner called the Ipecacuanha. When he finally washes ashore on a remote volcanic isle, the island’s silence is broken only by the cries of exotic animals and the unsettling rustle of unseen creatures.

There, the survivor discovers a hidden laboratory run by a reclusive scientist who is reshaping the natural order, stitching together the bodies of beasts and men. The island becomes a stage for unsettling experiments, moral dilemmas, and a clash between primal instinct and fragile humanity. Listeners are drawn into the uneasy tension of a world where the line between animal and human is being deliberately erased.

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Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (240K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Judith Boss and Andrew Sly

Release date

2004-10-14

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

1866–1946

A pioneer of modern science fiction, this English writer imagined time travel, alien invasion, and invisible men with a mix of adventure and sharp social insight. His stories still feel lively because they pair big ideas with very human fears and hopes.

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