Project Gutenberg 2011-08-05 Public domain in the USA. 479 Wells, H. G. (Herbert George) 1866 1946 Wells, Herbert George Kuylman, J. The Food of the Gods and how it came to earth. Dutch Het voedsel der Goden en hoe het op Aarde kwam Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Food_of_the_Gods_and_How_It_Came_to_Earth Wikipedia page about this book: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Het_voedsel_der_goden_en_hoe_het_op_aarde_kwam Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. "Het voedsel der Goden en hoe het op Aarde kwam" by H. G. Wells is a science fiction novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the characters Mr. Bensington and Professor Redwood, who are eminent scientists making a groundbreaking discovery related to a substance they call "Herakleophorbia," initially referred to as the "Food of the Gods." The book explores themes of scientific ambition, the consequences of unchecked experimentation, and the impact of their discovery on society and nature. At the start of the novel, the author introduces Mr. Bensington and Professor Redwood, detailing their academic successes and peculiar characters. Both scientists are perceived as somewhat ordinary individuals, yet their groundbreaking discovery of a substance with enormous growth potential ignites a sense of excitement and ambition within them. Their journey sets off a cascade of unforeseen consequences, including the unexpected reactions of growing creatures around them and potential chaos emanating from nature responding to their experiments. As they begin their exploration of this substance's possibilities, the groundwork for conflict between science and the natural order is laid, hinting at the unfolding drama that will ensue from their scientific endeavors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36982/36982-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 70.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. nl Science fiction Giants -- Fiction Food supply -- Fiction Growth factors -- Fiction Agriculture -- Experimentation -- Fiction PR Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 627514 2025-08-15T06:05:46.320638 text/html 645815 2021-01-08T00:38:20 text/html 442820 2025-08-15T06:05:55.964592 application/epub+zip 452236 2025-08-15T06:05:48.774613 application/epub+zip 314433 2025-08-15T06:05:47.576645 application/epub+zip 765767 2025-08-15T06:06:01.441562 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 669719 2025-08-15T06:05:54.678574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 425724 2022-09-17T04:28:26.639639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 526729 2025-08-15T06:05:44.596644 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 525394 2021-01-08T00:38:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20100 2025-08-15T06:06:01.603547 application/rdf+xml 20881 2025-08-15T06:05:47.696618 image/jpeg 3096 2025-08-15T06:05:47.637604 image/jpeg 202459 2021-01-08T00:38:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 426106 2021-01-08T00:38:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 424943 2025-08-15T06:05:46.418659 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia