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The island of Doctor Moreau
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A shipwrecked man arrives on a remote island where a scientist surgically transforms animals into human-like creatures, forcing him to confront the ethics and consequences of this work. Suited to readers interested in classic science fiction and stories exploring the limits of scientific experimentation.
H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Herbert George Wells was an English writer, prolific in many genres. He wrote more than forty novels and dozens of short stories. His non-fiction output included works of social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography. Wells is most known today for his groundbreaking science fiction novels; he has sometimes been called the "father of science fiction", a title that has also been given to Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback.
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