The Food of the Gods and How It Came To Earth by H. G. Wells – Reprint, 1955

Description The Details:This copy is in good condition. Mild yellowing to the pages. The dust jacket is in good condition. Some small chips out of the edges. The Story:What happens when science tampers with nature? A riveting, cautionary tale with disastrous results reveals the chilling answer. Hoping to create a new growth agent for food with beneficial uses to mankind, two scientists find that the spread of the material is uncontrollable. Giant chickens, rats, and insects run amok, and children given the food stuffs experience incredible growth–and serious illnesses. Over the years, people who have eaten these specially treated foods find themselves unable to fit into a society where ignorance and hypocrisy rule. These “giants,” with their extraordinary mental powers, find themselves shut away from an older, more traditional society. Intolerance and hatred increase as the line of distinction between ordinary people and giants is drawn across communities and families. (Goodreads) The Author:H.G. Wells (born September 21, 1866, Bromley, Kent, England—died August 13, 1946, London) was an English novelist, journalist, sociologist, and historian best known for such science fiction novels as The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds and such comic novels as Tono-Bungay and The History of Mr. Polly. (Britannica) Related