The man among the monkeys; or, Ninety days in apeland / To which are added: The philosopher and his monkeys, The professor and the crocodile, and other strange stories of men and animals

A narrator raised in a family menagerie and trained in taxidermy survives a shipwreck and finds himself on an island dominated by vast numbers of apes. He navigates violence, hunger, and delirium while observing a simian society that mirrors and satirizes human institutions, including mock trials, jealousries, and ruthless leaders. Forced to hide his identity and to rely on practical skills learned among animals, he moves between comic encounters and genuine peril, using wit and animal knowledge to escape threats and to reflect on the similarities and corruptions shared by the two species.