The Island of Dr. Moreau

Extract: I'm embarrassed to say I've never read any Wells before "Moreau". The reason I read this one was because my partner had gotten it from the library. It's short, I hadn't polluted any perception of the book by seeing the movie, and I thought I'd be able to squeeze it in between the novellas of the current book I'm reading. Jacob warned me that the style is typical of older literature, and it was a more difficult read than he thought it would be. So what I thought would be one quick, enlightening evening read turned into four days of serious concentrated effort with only a mild payoff...