The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth

by H. G. Wells, Golden Deer Classics

Overview

It all began with the research of two scientists, Mr. Bensington and Professor Redwood, into the principles of growth in living matter. The fruit of their labors was a substance known as Herakleophorbia IV, but their own private term for it was "The Food of the Gods" because of its very special properties.

Their tests produced a day-old chicken as big as a buzzard. And when the substance was consumed by rats, they grew bigger than horses. Then they started feeding the "food" to human babies...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782377936830
Publisher:	Oregan Publishing
Publication date:	01/20/2018
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	150
File size:	694 KB

About the Author

H.G. Wells was a writer of science-fiction works-including The Time Machine and War of the Worlds-who had a great influence on our vision of the future.
Synopsis
Born in England in 1866, H.G. Wells's parents were shopkeepers in Kent, England. His first novel, The Time Machine was an instant success and Wells produced a series of science fiction novels which pioneered our ideas of the future. His later work focused on satire and social criticism. Wells laid out his socialist views of human history in his Outline of History. He died in 1946.

Date of Birth:

September 21, 1866

Date of Death:

August 13, 1946

Place of Birth:

Bromley, Kent, England

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

Normal School of Science, London, England

Table of Contents

Book I--The Dawn of the Food
1. The Discovery of the Food
2. The Experimental Farm
3. The Giant Rats
4. The Giant Children
5. The Minimificence of Mr. Bensington
Book II--The Food in the Village
1. The Coming of the Food
2. The Brat Gigantic
Book III--The Harvest of the Food
1. The Altered World
2. The Giant Lovers
3. Young Caddles in London
4. Redwood's Two Days
5. The Giant Leaguer