By the age of three, Victor Stott's intellectual powers exceed those of any known human. He is the Hampdenshire Wonder, son of an extraordinary cricketer, and a puzzle to all who come in contact with him. J. D. Beresford's early science fiction novel, written in style of his friend H. G. Wells, tells the story of the wonder's brief life and his influence on those who care for him. - Summary by Phil Benson
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
The Motive
16:09 - Chapter 2
Notes for a Biography of Ginger Stott
56:40 - Chapter 3
The Disillusionment of Ginger Stott
15:35 - Chapter 4
The Manner of his Birth
31:52 - Chapter 5
His Departure from Stoke-Underhill
21:25 - Chapter 6
His Father's Desertion
16:19 - Chapter 7
His Debt to Henry Challis
37:07 - Chapter 8
His First Visit to Challis Court; Interlude
12:40 - Chapter 9
His Passage through the Prison of Knowledge
33:50 - Chapter 10
His Pastors and Masters
20:38 - Chapter 11
His Examination
35:33 - Chapter 12
Fugitive
03:55 - Chapter 13
How I Went to Pym to Write a Book
15:42 - Chapter 14
The Incipience of my Subjection to the Wonder
29:03 - Chapter 15
The Progress and Relaxation of my Subjection
23:43 - Chapter 16
Release
19:50 - Chapter 17
Implications
06:54 - Chapter 18
Epilogue: The Uses of Mystery
09:57