{"product_id":"2940013061965","title":"The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells - Original Cover (Bentley Loft Classics book #16)","description":"Bentley Loft Classics books proudly presents book #16; The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells of Herbert George Wells.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells. It is told from the point of view of a man named Edward Prendick who is shipwrecked, rescued by a passing boat, and then left at the ship's destination by the crew along with the ship's cargo of exotic animals. The island is home to a scientist named Doctor Moreau, who is conducting bizarre and cruel experiments on the animals he has imported, attempting to create sentient beings out of animals. The novel deals with numerous philosophical themes, including the need to take responsibility for the things we create, the question of what makes a man a man, the cruelty of nature and of man, and the dangers of trying to control nature.","brand":"Emerson Huxley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082109010160,"sku":"2940013061965","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013061965_p0.jpg?v=1763576258","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013061965","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}