It has a similar setup of a reclusive scientist conducting questionable experiments, and explores some of the same themes of the original (religion, science, power, and morality) while also discussing concerns Wells never tackles (colonialism, class, womanhood). Some light romance threads through the heavier ethical questions concerning humanity.”-Library Journal (starred review) NPR, New York Times and Times Best of 2022!ĭescription: “This is historical science fiction at its best: a dreamy reimagining of a classic story with vivid descriptions of lush jungles and feminist themes. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau is both a dazzling historical novel and a daring science fiction journey. A motley group of part human, part animal monstrosities.Īll of them living in a perfectly balanced and static world, which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde, the charming and careless son of Doctor Moreau’s patron, who will unwittingly begin a dangerous chain reaction.įor Moreau keeps secrets, Carlota has questions, and in the sweltering heat of the jungle, passions may ignite. The hybrids: the fruits of the Doctor’s labor, destined to blindly obey their creator and remain in the shadows. Moreau with his scientific experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas and plentiful coffers.

Montgomery Laughton: a melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol. The only daughter of either a genius, or a madman.

Provenance: Joseph Bryan (bookplate).A lavish historical drama reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico.Ĭarlota Moreau: a young woman, growing up in a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatán peninsula. Original pictorial cloth stamped in red and black. The book should be kept out of the way of young people and avoided by all who have taste, good feeling, or feeble nerves.' Wells 7. An anonymous reviewer wrote in The Times of June 17, 1896: 'We feel bound to expostulate against a departure which may lead we know not whither, and to give a word of warning to the unsuspecting who would shrink from the loathsome and repulsive. Moreau, a perverted scientist who used his surgical skill to turn animals into semi-human beings.

Contemporary reviewers expressed a marked distaste for Dr. ” A sharp copy of the first issue, with the publisher's device in blind on the lower cover. London: William Heinemann, 1896.įirst edition of a classic of science fiction, described by the author as an “ exercise in youthful blasphemy.

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