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Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton

Alfred Burton, a smooth-talking salesman, is having a perfectly ordinary day on the job when he stumbles across a strange plant in an old house. What he doesn't realize is that the fruit of the plant, when eaten, will change not merely the entire course of his life, but in fact his very self. - Summary by Devorah Allen (6 hr 43 min)

Chapters

The Fruit of the Tree

A Transformation

Mr. Alfred Burton's Family

A Shock to Mr. Waddington

Burton's New Life

A Meeting With Ellen

The Truthful Auctioneer

Hesitation

The Land of Enchantment

No Reconciliation

The Gate Into Paradise

A Bolt From the Blue

Proof Positive

The Legend of the Perfect Food

The Professor Insists

Enter Mr. Bomford!

Burton Declines

The End of a Dream

A Bad Half-Hour

Another Complication

An Amazing Transformation

Doubts

Condemned!

Menatogen, the Mind Food

Discontent

The End of a Wonderful World

Mr. Waddington Also

The Real Alfred Burton

Riches and Repentance

A Man's Soul