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Author Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946.

Title The food of the Gods and how it came to earth / H.G. Wells
Published Mineola, NY : Dover Publications, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (193 pages) : illustrations
Contents Intro -- Title Page -- BOOK I: THE DAWN OF THE FOOD -- CHAPTER THE FIRST: THE DISCOVERY OF THE FOOD -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- CHAPTER THE SECOND: THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- VI -- VII -- VIII -- CHAPTER THE THIRD: THE GIANT RATS -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- VI -- VII -- VIII -- CHAPTER THE FOURTH: THE GIANT CHILDREN -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- VI -- CHAPTER THE FIFTH: THE MINIMIFICENCE OF MR. BENSINGTON -- I -- II -- III -- BOOK II: THE FOOD IN THE VILLAGE -- CHAPTER THE FIRST: THE COMING OF THE FOOD -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- VI -- VII -- CHAPTER THE SECOND: THE BRAT GIGANTIC -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- BOOK III: THE HARVEST OF THE FOOD -- CHAPTER THE FIRST: THE ALTERED WORLD -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- CHAPTER THE SECOND: THE GIANT LOVERS -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V -- CHAPTER THE THIRD: YOUNG CADDLES IN LONDON -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- CHAPTER THE FOURTH: REDWOOD'S TWO DAYS -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- CHAPTER THE FIFTH: THE GIANT LEAGUER -- I -- II -- III -- Copyright
Summary There's a heavy price to pay for the manipulation of nature in this novel from the revered author of The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine. It begins as a boon for mankind-the creation of the substance Herakleophorbia IV. When fed to farm animals, it causes them to grow to enormous size. But when it is accidentally allowed to enter the local food chain, the consequences prove monstrous: Human children exposed to it grow into giants, reaching forty feet in height. At first, these giants are tolerated. Then, as they mature, they are scorned. And as they slowly begin to realize their own power and right to exist, they are feared. Humanity must face the dawn of a new era of manmade evolution-while grappling to comprehend the possibility of its own ultimate demise. The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth is a thought-provoking and thrilling novel from a four-time nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature, the author of such all-time classics as TheIsland of Doctor Moreau and The Invisible Man. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices
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Subject Giants (Folklore) -- Fiction
Food supply -- Fiction
Growth factors -- Fiction
Agriculture -- Experimentation -- Fiction
FICTION -- Classics.
FICTION -- General.
Agriculture -- Experimentation
Food supply
Giants (Folklore)
Growth factors
Form Electronic book
Genre/Form Fiction
Science fiction.
LC no. 2005053732
ISBN 1504045300
9781504045308