![]() The book still seems weird, even now but is nevertheless a great story, about an exiled doctor conducting bizarre experiments on animals and people on a remote island. The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896): Don’t be put off by the appalling 1990s film version starring Marlon Brando and Val Kilmer. It has been filmed once, marvelously, by George Pal in 1960 and once, terribly, in 2002, by Simon Wells, great-grandson of the author. The Time Machine in which Wells’ unnamed time traveller encounters nice Eloi and a nasty load of old Morlocks in the year A.D. However, if we are talking about British sci-fi, in Wells’ case, it’s actually pretty much on the button.Īs a young man, Wells invented the time machine: not the device itself sadly, but the concept in the book of the same name which is included here (from 1895). The description of Wells as “the father of science fiction” might sound like a bold claim. This is a fine volume containing four major works and ten short stories from H.G. Perhaps it is foolish to expect otherwise. But they are all very obviously of their time, a time which is now over a century ago. Yes, they are still generally readable and are certainly very forward thinking. Let’s get one thing straight right from the get go: none of these adventures is ‘timeless’. Book review: Timeless Adventures From The Father of Science Fiction, H.G. ![]()
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