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Edward Prendick In Dr. Moreau's Island

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Edward Prendick a man of comfortable means is traveling aboard a ship that is wrecked and finds himself adrift in a life boat. He is subsequently picked up by a schooner with cargo bound for Dr. Moreau’s Island.He is the narrator of the story through his memoirs which were found upon his death by his nephew. Montgomery is Dr. Moreau’s right hand man and lackey. It is Montgomery who rescues Prendick from his life boat and again a second time after he is refused access to the island by Dr. Moreau. Montgomery has some medical training and has been on Moreau’s island for ten years.

It is not revealed how he came to be there and it is clear that he longs to return to civilization. Dr. Moreau is the owner of the island and operates what he calls
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