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Hampdenshire Wonder

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 (6 hr 46 min)

Chapters

The Motive

16:09

Notes for a Biography of Ginger Stott

56:40

The Disillusionment of Ginger Stott

15:35

The Manner of his Birth

31:52

His Departure from Stoke-Underhill

21:25

His Father's Desertion

16:19

His Debt to Henry Challis

37:07

His First Visit to Challis Court; Interlude

12:40

His Passage through the Prison of Knowledge

33:50

His Pastors and Masters

20:38

His Examination

35:33

Fugitive

3:55

How I Went to Pym to Write a Book

15:42

The Incipience of my Subjection to the Wonder

29:03

The Progress and Relaxation of my Subjection

23:43

Release

19:50

Implications

6:54

Epilogue: The Uses of Mystery

9:57