# Hickleybrow — The Food of the Gods character guide

> Hickleybrow in The Food of the Gods by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** All Hickleybrow

**First appearance:** 0036-i-the-coming-of-the-food

## Who they are

A town where the Food causes giant growths.

## In the story

### [Mrs. Skinner's Flight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/vi)

Mentioned as a location near the farm; Mrs. Skinner passes by Hickleybrow Coombe.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/vii)

The village of Hickleybrow is thrown into chaos by the giant pullets.

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/viii)

The village where Skinner returns and the locals discuss the giant pullets.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/iv)

The village near the farm; locals observe the expedition and the giant wasps.

### [Book II: The Food in the Village](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/book-ii-the-food-in-the-village)

The village as a collective character, representing the community affected by the Food's spread.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_food_of_the_gods_se/chapters/ii)

Referenced as the village where Caddles came from, representing the rural world he left behind.

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