H. G. Wells 
The Island of Doctor Moreau [EPUB ebook] 

Shipwrecked and alone, Edward Prendick is picked up by a passing vessel and brought to mysterious Noble's Island, the home of the strange and unsettling Doctor Moreau. Banished from his homeland for his radical and cruel experiments, Moreau conducts his tests on the animals of the island–with horrifying and humanlike results. As Moreau's rule over the island weakens, the disturbing effects of his 'Beast Folk' experiments reveal themselves, triggering a chain reaction of destruction and death.
The Island of Doctor Moreau is one of H. G. Well's most famous novels.