The Heretic's Feast: A History of Vegetarianism

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In this fascinating and informative story of vegetarianism since pre-historic times Colin Spencer describes its religious philosophical and social aspects introducing such prominent and often colorful believers as Pythagoras Ovid Leonardo Sir Thomas More Shelley Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Tolstoy Shaw Gandhi and Hitler. Gracefully written and meticulously researched the book presents not only a surprising slice through world history but also an unusual story of dissidence and revolt.