The Island of Doctor Moreau

Set against a backdrop of maritime disaster, the story unfolds with Edward Prendick, who survives a shipwreck and is later rescued after months adrift. His harrowing experience, marked by a mysterious loss of memory, raises questions among psychologists about the effects of trauma. The narrative, discovered among his belongings by his nephew, reveals the strange and possibly incomprehensible events that transpired during his time at sea, hinting at deeper themes of survival, memory, and the human psyche.