Herbert George Wells (1866 – 1946) was an English writer. He was proli? c in many genres, writing dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, but he is now best remembered for his science ?ction novels. “The Island of Doctor Moreau” is a classic of early science ?ction and remains one of Wells’s best-known books. In the novel a shipwrecked gentleman named Edward Prendick, stranded on a Paci?c island lorded over by the notorious Dr. Moreau, confronts dark secrets, strange creatures, and a reason to run for his life.