Ostrov doktora Moreaua - Světová četba pro školáky – Wells Herbert George (2024)

The World Reading for Schoolchildren is a series of richly illustrated, sensitively retold, and abridged works of world literature. In this new blue series - 96 pages long - books from the series of abridged works of world literature are published, very faithful to the original authors. They can engage more proficient readers aged 10 and up. Here, they will encounter more advanced grammatical phenomena and an expanded vocabulary. The Island of Doctor Moreau (World Reading for Schoolchildren series) - the original H.G. Wells' "The Island of Doctor Moreau" is a fascinating novel by British author H.G. Wells, first published in 1896. The work is one of the classic examples of science fiction and explores themes such as the ethics of scientific progress, human nature, and moral dilemmas. The story begins when the main character, Edward Prendick, finds himself on a deserted island after a shipwreck. On the island lives Doctor Moreau, a former scientist who conducts experiments on animals, trying to transform them into human beings. Prendick soon discovers that Moreau conducts unethical experiments that lead to the creation of hybrid creatures - animals with human traits. As the story unfolds, Prendick witnesses the conflict between these creatures and Moreau's methods. Gradually, he...