The Island of Doctor Moreau: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Island of Doctor Moreau, credited to H. G. Wells, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells. The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells follows shipwreck victim, Edward Prendick, as he explores a strange island his rescuer, Montgomery, has brought him to. The island’s host, Moreau, is a scientist whose life purpose is to push the limits of science, creating strange humanoid animals. Prendick wrestles with morality as his hosts continue their strange experimentations. (Summary by Veronica Mead) Read in English by Veronica Maresh Mead.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Island of Doctor Moreau
• Author credits: H. G. Wells
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 23
• Listed recording duration: 4:00:14

Catalogue topics

• survival
• shipwreck
• island
• experimentation

Track guide

1. 01 - Introduction — 3:03
2. 02 - In the Dingey of the "Lady Vain" — 5:34
3. 03 - The Man Who Was Going Nowhere — 5:47
4. 04 - The Strange Face — 9:30
5. 05 - At the Schooner's Rail — 6:17
6. 06 - The Man Who Had Nowhere to Go — 7:07
7. 07 - The Evil-Looking Boatmen — 9:05
8. 08 - The Locked Door — 8:59
9. 09 - The Crying of the Puma — 5:34
10. 10 - The Thing in the Forest — 18:00
11. 11 - The Crying of the Man — 6:31
12. 12 - The Hunting of the Man — 9:52
13. 13 - The Sayers of the Law — 14:54
14. 14 - The Parley — 8:17
15. 15 - Doctor Moreau Explains — 20:36
16. 16 - Concerning the Beast Folk — 9:52
17. 17 - How the Beast Folk Taste Blood — 22:11
18. 18 - A Catastrophe — 9:22
19. 19 - The Finding of Moreau — 7:13
20. 20 - Montgomery's Bank Holiday — 14:07
21. 21 - Alone With the Beast Folk — 9:29
22. 22 - The Reversion of the Beast Folk — 22:29
23. 23 - The Man Alone — 6:25

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