Author: H. G. Wells
Year: 1896
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Island_of_Dr._Moreau
ISFDB Record Number: 8973
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Much of the first chapter was published in the Saturday Review, Jan 1895.
Amazing Stories, October-November 1926, illustrated by Frank R. Paul.
Synopsis: Available on page 489, Bleiler (Gernsback).
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Variant Titles:
- The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896) - H. G. Wells
- Doktor Moreaus Insel [German] (1904) - H. G. Wells
- Het Eiland van Dr. Moreau [Dutch] (1980) - H. G. Wells
- A Ilha do Doutor Moreau [Portuguese] (1989) - H. G. Wells
Magazine Appearances:
- The Island of Dr. Moreau (Part 1 of 2) (1926) - H. G. Wells
- The Island of Dr. Moreau (Part 2 of 2) (1926) - H. G. Wells
- The Island of Dr. Moreau (Complete Novel) (1946) - H. G. Wells
Publications:
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (1896, H. G. Wells, publ. William Heinemann, x+219pp, hc)
- The Island of Doctor Moreau, (May 1896, H. G. Wells, publ. Stone & Kimball, 249pp, hc)
- Doktor Moreaus Insel, (1904, H. G. Wells, publ. J. C. C. Bruns, 222pp)
- The Works of H. G. Wells: Vol. 2, (1924, H. G. Wells, publ. T. Fisher Unwin (The Works of H. G. Wells #2), xviii+480pp, hc, omni)
- Doktor Moreaus Insel, (1924, H. G. Wells, publ. J. C. C. Bruns (Meisterwerke der Weltliteratur #14), 222pp) - [VERIFIED]
- Amazing Stories, October 1926, (Oct 1926, ed. Hugo Gernsback, publ. Experimenter Publishing Co., $0.25, 100pp, Bedsheet, magazine) Cover: Paul - [VERIFIED]
- Amazing Stories, November 1926, (Nov 1926, ed. Hugo Gernsback, publ. Experimenter Publishing Co., $0.25, 100pp, Bedsheet, magazine) Cover: Paul - [VERIFIED]
- The Scientific Romances of H. G. Wells, (1933, H. G. Wells, publ. Gollancz, 8/6, x+1222pp, hc, omni)
- Seven Famous Novels, (Jun 1934, H. G. Wells, publ. Alfred A. Knopf, $2.75, x+860pp, hc, omni)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (Sep 1946, H. G. Wells, publ. Penguin Books, #571, 1/-, 151pp, pb)
- Famous Fantastic Mysteries, October 1946, (Oct 1946, ed. Mary Gnaedinger, publ. All-Fiction Field, Inc., $0.25, 132pp, Pulp, magazine) Cover: Lawrence - [VERIFIED]
- Seven Science Fiction Novels of H. G. Wells, (1950, H. G. Wells, publ. Dover, $3.95, 1015pp, hc, omni) Cover: Michael Chanwick - [VERIFIED]
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (1958, H. G. Wells, publ. Ace, #D-309, $0.35, 192pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- The Island of Doctor Moreau, (1962, H. G. Wells, publ. Penguin Books, #571, 3/6, 192pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- Three Novels, (1963, H. G. Wells, publ. William Heinemann, 321pp, hc, omni)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (1963, H. G. Wells, publ. Ballantine, #F761, $0.50, 126pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- Island of Dr. Moreau, (Apr 1964, H. G. Wells, publ. Berkley Highland, #C909, $0.45, 128pp, pb)
- Seven Science Fiction Novels of H. G. Wells, (1966, H. G. Wells, publ. Dover, $4.50, 1015pp, hc, omni)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (1968, H. G. Wells, publ. Magnum Books, #13-435, $1.25, 189pp, pb) Cover: Douglas Rosa - [VERIFIED]
- Island of Dr. Moreau, (Aug 1970, H. G. Wells, publ. Berkley Highland, #F1363, $0.50, 128pp, pb)
- Island of Dr. Moreau, (Jan 1973, H. G. Wells, publ. Berkley Highland, #N2852, $0.95, 128pp, pb)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (Oct 1974, H. G. Wells, publ. Leisure Books, #211NK, $0.95, 172pp, pb)
- Island of Dr. Moreau, (1975, H. G. Wells, publ. Berkley Highland, 0-425-02852-6, $0.95, 128pp, pb) Cover: Paul Lehr
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (May 1975, H. G. Wells, publ. Pan Books, 0-330-24333-0, £0.45, 142pp, pb)
- The Time Machine / The Island of Dr. Moreau / The Invisible Man / The First Men in the Moon / The Food of the Gods / In the Days of the Comet / The War of the Worlds, (Mar 1977, H. G. Wells, publ. Octopus / Heinemann, 0-905712-00-5, £3.95, 828pp, hc, omni)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (Jun 1977, H. G. Wells, publ. Signet / New American Library, 0-451-07495-5, $1.25, 138pp, pb)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (Jun 1977, H. G. Wells, publ. Tempo Books / Grosset & Dunlap, 0-448-14136-1, $1.50, 192pp, pb)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (Sep 1977, H. G. Wells, publ. Pan Books, 0-330-24333-0, £0.70, 142pp, pb)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau & The Island of Dr. Moreau: A Novelization of the Screenplay, (Oct 1977, Joseph Silva, H. G. Wells, publ. Nelson Doubleday / SFBC, #1241, $3.50, 229+[16]pp, hc, omni) - [VERIFIED]
- The Complete Science Fiction Treasury of H. G. Wells, (1978, H. G. Wells, publ. Avenel Books, 0-517-26188-X, 860pp, hc, omni) Cover: Angus McKie - [VERIFIED]
- Three Novels, (1978, H. G. Wells, publ. William Heinemann, 0-434-85201-5, £2.90, 321pp, hc, omni)
- The Complete Science Fiction Treasury of H. G. Wells, (1979, H. G. Wells, publ. Avenel Books, 0-517-26188-X, 860pp, hc, omni) Cover: Angus McKie - [VERIFIED]
- Island of Dr. Moreau, (Jun 1979, H. G. Wells, publ. Berkley Books, 0-425-04407-6, $1.75, 128pp, pb) Cover: Richard Powers
- Het Eiland van Dr. Moreau, (1980, H. G. Wells, publ. Bruna (Bruna SF #109), 90-229-9109-1, ƒ6.25, 176pp, pb) Cover: Karel Thole - [VERIFIED]
- Three More Novels of the Future, (Oct 1982, H. G. Wells, publ. Nelson Doubleday / SFBC, #2915, $4.98, xiii+395pp, hc, omni)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (1985, H. G. Wells, publ. Berkley Books, 0-425-04407-6, $1.75, 128pp, pb)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (Jun 1988, H. G. Wells, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library (Signet Classic), 0-451-52191-9, $2.50, 144pp, pb)
- A Ilha do Doutor Moreau, (1989, H. G. Wells, publ. Publicações Europa-America (Livros de Bolso, série Ficção Científica #155), 972-1-02758-8, 119pp, pb) Cover: Tim White
- The Island of Dr. Moreau: A Variorum Text, (Mar 1993, H. G. Wells, publ. University of Georgia Press, 0-8203-1411-0, $40.00, 240pp, hc) Cover: Edwin Landseer
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (Jul 1993, H. G. Wells, publ. J. M. Dent (Everyman's Library), 0-460-87258-3, £4.99, xxxvi+137pp, tp) Cover: Haughton Forrest
- Four Complete Novels, (1994, H. G. Wells, publ. Barnes & Noble Books, 1-56619-446-6, $9.98, x+517pp, hc, omni)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (Jun 1994, H. G. Wells, publ. Bantam (Bantam Classics), 0-553-21432-2, $3.95, xiv+157pp, pb) Cover: Rousseau Le Douanier
- The Works of H. G. Wells, (Dec 1994, H. G. Wells, publ. Longmeadow Press, 0-681-00729-X, $18.95, 548pp, hc, omni)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (1995, H. G. Wells, publ. The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Science Fiction), xiv+188+[2]pp, hc) - [VERIFIED]
- The Science Fiction Volume 1, (Sep 1995, H. G. Wells, publ. J. M. Dent, 0-460-87732-1, £15.99, 474pp, hc, omni) Cover: Cyril Power
- The Science Fiction Volume 1, (Sep 1995, H. G. Wells, publ. Phoenix (Phoenix Giants), 1-85799-352-7, £9.99, 474pp, tp, omni)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (1996, H. G. Wells, publ. Tor, 0-812-56707-2, $2.99, 146pp, pb)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (Jan 1996, H. G. Wells, publ. Dover, 0-486-29027-1, $2.00, vi+104pp, tp) - [VERIFIED]
- The Time Machine / The Island of Doctor Moreau, (Apr 1996, H. G. Wells, publ. Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics), 0-19-282825-8, $7.95, 229pp, tp, omni)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau: A Critical Text of the 1896 London First Edition, with an Introduction and Appendices, (Jul 1996, H. G. Wells, publ. McFarland & Company (The Annotated H. G. Wells #2), 0-7864-0123-0, $55.00, x+289pp, hc) - [VERIFIED]
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (Aug 1996, H. G. Wells, publ. Signet / New American Library, 0-451-19189-7, $5.99, 218pp, pb)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (Oct 1996, H. G. Wells, publ. Tor, 0-812-56707-2, $2.99, 146pp, pb)
- Het Eiland van Dr. Moreau, (1997, H. G. Wells, publ. Bruna, 90-229-8327-7, 158pp, tp) - [VERIFIED]
- The Island of Doctor Moreau, (Mar 1998, H. G. Wells, publ. Transaction Large Print, 1-56000-515-7, $27.95, 168pp, hc)
- The Island of Doctor Moreau, (Jan 2004, H. G. Wells, publ. Wildside Press, 0-8095-9637-7, $28.95, 172pp, hc)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (Feb 2004, H. G. Wells, publ. Phoenix, 0-7538-2012-9, £5.99, 129pp, tp)
- The Island of Doctor Moreau, (Mar 2004, H. G. Wells, publ. Wildside Press, 0-8095-9311-4, $16.95, 172pp, tp)
- Five Great Novels, (Apr 2004, H. G. Wells, publ. Gollancz, 0-575-07572-4, £10.99, 593pp, tp, omni) Cover: Sonar
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (Jan 2005, H. G. Wells, publ. Bantam Books (Bantam Classic), 0-553-21432-2, $4.95, xiii+140pp, pb) Cover: Rousseau Le Douanier
- The Island of Doctor Moreau, (Jun 2005, H. G. Wells, publ. Penguin Books (Penguin Classics), 0-14-144102-X, £7.99, xxxiv+139pp, tp) Cover: Kate Gibb - [VERIFIED]
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (Sep 2005, H. G. Wells, publ. Signet Classics (Signet Classics), 0-451-52989-8, $4.95, vi+224pp, pb) Cover: Emily Mahon
- The Island of Doctor Moreau, (Jan 2006, H. G. Wells, publ. The Echo Library, 1-84637-775-7, $7.99, 92pp, tp)
- The Island of Dr Moreau, (Mar 2007, H. G. Wells, publ. LibriVox, digital audio download)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (May 2008, H. G. Wells, publ. Phoenix Pick, 978-1-60450-245-9, $4.99, 152pp, tp)
- Seven Novels, (2009, H. G. Wells, publ. Barnes & Noble Books, 978-1-4351-1490-6, $19.98, xi+928pp, hc, omni) Cover: Vince Locke
- The Island of Dr Moreau, (May 2009, H. G. Wells, publ. Project Gutenberg, #28840, ebook)
- The Island of Doctor Moreau, (Dec 2009, H. G. Wells, publ. Transaction Large Print, 978-1-4128-1270-2, $24.95, 168pp, tp)
- The Island of Doctor Moreau, (Jan 2010, H. G. Wells, publ. EZReads Publications, 978-1-61534-192-4, $11.99, 152pp, tp)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (May 2010, H. G. Wells, publ. Wildside Press, 978-1-4344-2887-5, $24.95, 250pp, hc)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (May 2010, H. G. Wells, publ. Wildside Press, 978-1-4344-2886-8, $9.95, 250pp, tp)
- The Island of Doctor Moreau, (May 2010, H. G. Wells, publ. IndoEuropeanPublishing.com, 978-1-60444-199-4, $16.95, 134pp, tp)
- The Time Machine and the Island of Doctor Moreau, (May 2010, H. G. Wells, publ. McFarland & Company, 978-0-7864-4931-6, $45.00, 571pp, tp, omni)
- The Island of Doctor Moreau, (Jun 2010, H. G. Wells, publ. Gollancz (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)), 978-0-575-09516-8, £8.99, xii+186pp, hc) Cover: Dominic Harman - [VERIFIED]
- H. G. Wells Classic Collection, (Oct 2010, H. G. Wells, publ. Gollancz, 978-0-575-09520-5, £20.00, 640pp, hc, omni)
- The Island of Doctor Moreau, (Apr 2012, H. G. Wells, publ. McFarland & Company (The Annotated H. G. Wells #2), 978-0-7864-6870-6, $25.00, 289pp, tp)
- The Island of Doctor Moreau, (Jan 2013, H. G. Wells, publ. Wilder Publications, 978-1-61720-901-7, $2.99, 120pp, tp)
- The H.G. Wells Trilogy: The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Island of Dr. Moreau, (Jan 2013, H. G. Wells, publ. Wilder Publications, 978-1-61720-902-4, $7.99, 424pp, tp, omni)
- A Selection of Writings from H. G. Wells: The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The Island of Dr Moreau, (Feb 2013, H. G. Wells, publ. Red and Black Publishers, 978-1-61001-030-6, $13.99, 254pp, tp, omni)
- The Complete Science Fiction Treasury of H. G. Wells, (date unknown, H. G. Wells, publ. Avenel Books, 0-517-26188-X, 860pp, hc, omni) Cover: Angus McKie
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (date unknown, H. G. Wells, publ. Magnum Books (Masterpiece Library), #13-435, $2.95, 189pp, pb) Cover: Douglas Rosa - [VERIFIED]
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (date unknown, H. G. Wells, publ. Berkley Highland, 0-425-03531-X, $1.25, 128pp, pb) Cover: Richard Powers
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (date unknown, H. G. Wells, publ. Ace, #D-537, $0.35, 192pp, pb)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (date unknown, H. G. Wells, publ. Airmont Books (Airmont Classics #110), #CL110, $1.75, 127pp, pb)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (date unknown, H. G. Wells, publ. Pan Books, 0-330-24333-0, £1.95, 142pp, pb) Cover: Bill Prosser - [VERIFIED]
- The Island of Dr. Moreau, (date unknown, H. G. Wells, publ. Tor, 0-812-56707-2, $2.99, 146pp, pb)
- The Island of Doctor Moreau, (date unknown, H. G. Wells, publ. Penguin Books (Penguin Classics), 978-0-14-144102-3, £7.99, xxxiv+139pp, tp) - [VERIFIED]
Reviews:
- Review by Joseph H. Crawford, Jr. and James J. Donahue and Donald M. Grant (1953) in '333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel
- Review by Hans Stefan Santesson (1959) in Fantastic Universe, January 1959
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1959) in Astounding Science Fiction, February 1959
- Review by S. E. Cotts (1959) in Amazing Science Fiction Stories, February 1959
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1964) in Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, March 1964
- Review by Robert Silverberg (1964) in Amazing Stories, September 1964
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1967) in Analog Science Fiction -> Science Fact, May 1967
- Review by Gene Wolfe (1988) in Horror: 100 Best Books, (1988) , reprinted in:
- Horror: 100 Best Books, (1992)
- Horror: The 100 Best Books, (1998)
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1991) in Science Fiction: The Early Years (Pages 545 - 998)
- Review by Gary K. Wolfe (1993) in Locus, #390 July 1993
- Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1998) in Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years (Reviews: pages 266-522, M-Z)
- Review by Stephen E. Andrews and Nick Rennison (2006) in 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, (2007)
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