Project Gutenberg 2021-02-15 Public domain in the USA. 145 Connington, J. J. 1880 1947 Stewart, Alfred W. (Alfred Walter) Nordenholt's Million E-text prepared by Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net) "Nordenholt's Million" by J. J. Connington is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story unfolds in a near-future world where an ecological disaster, signified by a mysterious "Blight," threatens the very foundation of society. The main character, Flint, is a successful businessman who becomes embroiled in the unfolding catastrophe that poses global food shortages, while also meeting a key figure, Nordenholt, whose actions appear pivotal in addressing the crisis. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Flint, who reflects on his prior success in the automobile industry before encountering Wotherspoon, a scientist whose alleged incompetence ironically parallels the impending disaster. After a peculiar incident with a fire-ball that disrupts Wotherspoon's lab, strange occurrences in nature soon escalate to alarming proportions with reports of a blight devastating crops across London. As the narrative progresses, Flint is drawn into a larger conflict littered with political intrigue and moral dilemmas, especially as the government faces public panic over food shortages and desperate measures must be proposed. The opening not only sets the stage for a gripping exploration of societal collapse but also forebodes the choices leaders will have to make for survival in this ravaged world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Science fiction Environmental disasters -- Fiction Denitrifying bacteria -- Fiction PR Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 617116 2025-07-25T12:43:10.970893 text/html 607696 2024-10-18T10:59:33 text/html 501752 2025-07-25T12:43:19.342832 application/epub+zip 499795 2025-07-25T12:43:12.322873 application/epub+zip 317092 2025-07-25T12:43:11.703855 application/epub+zip 652616 2025-07-25T12:43:24.419301 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 605840 2025-07-25T12:43:18.669848 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 423805 2022-09-29T05:40:51.990317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 574736 2025-07-25T12:43:10.064878 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 554914 2024-10-18T10:59:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16840 2025-07-25T12:43:24.582295 application/rdf+xml 17791 2025-07-25T12:43:11.820859 image/jpeg 2143 2025-07-25T12:43:11.763854 image/jpeg 510318 2025-07-25T12:43:11.027881 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