H. G. Wells
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
"Written in 1896, The Island of Dr. Moreau is one of the earliest scientific romances. An instant sensation, it was meant as a commentary on Darwin's theory of evolution, which H.G. Wells stoutly believed. The story centers on the depraved Dr. Moreau, who conducts unspeakable animal experiments on a remote tropical island, with hideous, human-like results. Edward Prendick, an English-man whose misfortunes bring him to the island, is witness to the...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
'The crying sounded even louder out of doors. It was as if all the pain in the world had found a voice"At the end of the Nineteenth Century, a sailor is shipwrecked on an island inhabited by scientist Doctor Moreau.Exiled by London's scientific community for his cruel and unnatrual experiments on animals, Moreau continues his work on the island.Very soon it becomes clear that Moreau's experiments are not restricted to mere animals....A new Large Print...
4) H.G. Wells
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"No classic work lends itself better to Steampunk illustrations than The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, and The Country of the Blind, written by H.G. Wells, who many consider to be the father of Steampunk itself." --Provided the publisher.
Series
Graphic classics volume 3
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Adaptations of eight stories by H.G. Wells, including The War of the Worlds and The Illustrated Man, illustrated by a variety of artists.
6) The nobody
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The Nobody takes H.G. Wells's timeless character of "The Invisible Man" and brings him into a modern small town, using him as a cipher to explore themes of identity, fear and paranoia, and how they can turn a small community in on itself and destroy even the most pure of friendships.