The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, who called it "an exercise in youthful blasphemy". The text of the novel is the narration of Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man rescued by a passing boat who is left on the island home of Doctor Moreau, who creates human-like beings from animals via vivisection. The novel deals with a number of philosophical themes, including pain and cruelty, moral responsibility, human identity, and human interference with nature.

H. G. Wells (1866-1946) or Herbert George Wells was a historian and novelist. He was also one of the most preeminent writers of science fiction. Wells is perhaps most famous for his novel The War of the Worlds. This novel was made famous by Orson Welles’s radio adaptation (and hoax) presented in 1938.