Can you explain the origins of the Wold Newton Family?
The Wold Newton Family is a group of heroic and villainous literary figures that science fiction writer Philip José Farmer postulated belonged to the same genetic family. Some of these characters are adventurers, some are detectives, some explorers and scientists, some espionage agents, and some are evil geniuses. According to Mr. Farmer, the Wold Newton Family originated when a meteorite came plunging to the earth, landing near the English village of Wold Newton, on December 13, 1795. Pieces of the Wold Cottage meteorite are held at the London Natural History Museum and, in 1799, Edward Topham built a brick monument to commemorate the event: On this Spot, Dec.
