The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth

by H. G. Wells

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:	9781986735643
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	05/02/2018
Pages:	258
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.54(d)

About the Author

Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time.

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