<p>This volume contains new editions of two books. </p><p>R. Pearson''s <em>Pasteur, Plagiarist, Imposter</em>, originally published in 1942, serves as the introduction. It details some of the reasons for the rancorous relationship between Louis Pasteur and Antoine Béchamp. Pearson points out many of the problems in Pasteur''s work, and provides details, statistics and evidence to support his case. Some of the frauds which were eventually admitted by the Pasteur Institute are mentioned here. </p><p>Ethel Hume''s <em>Béchamp or Pasteur?</em>, originally published in 1923, is the larger work, and provides the main body of evidence, in three parts: </p><p>1. The Mystery of Fermentation </p><p>2. The Microzymas </p><p>3. The Cult of the Microbe</p><p>This book is a compelling and thorough account of Pasteur''s plagiarism and scientific fraud. It contains the evidence of the false grounds on which the germ theory of disease was elevated to its current status as a dogma, and beyond