The Island of Doctor Moreau

After a shipwreck, Edward Prendick is rescued and brought to a remote island in the Pacific. There he finds Doctor Moreau, a surgeon who has left England in disgrace, and the island's strange, half-human creatures. Prendick slowly learns what the doctor is doing in his laboratory. H. G. Wells wrote this 1896 novel as a warning about cruelty and the limits of science. Read by George Griffin, just under five hours. For readers who like their classic science fiction dark and unsettling.