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Tono-Bungay / ˌ t ɒ n oʊ ˈ b ʌ ŋ ɡ i / is a realist semiautobiographical novel written by H. G. Wells and first published in book form in 1909. It has been called "arguably his most artistic book".
Tono-Bungay, novel by H.G. Wells, serialized in the English Review and published in book form in New York in 1908. Considered one of his most successful attempts at a social novel in the vein of Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray, Wells’s tale is a panoramic view of an unravelling society.
Mar 23, 2021 · A satirical novel about a fictional cure-all medicine that sweeps the world and reveals the hypocrisy and greed of society. The narrator, Edward Ponderevo, is the nephew of the inventor of Tono-Bungay and shares his adventures and insights.
Complete summary of H. G. Wells's Tono-Bungay. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Tono-Bungay.
Mar 18, 2006 · Tono-Bungay Credits: John Bean; Diane Bean and David Widger Language: English: LoC Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature: Subject: Science fiction Subject: Satire Subject: England -- Fiction Subject: Patent medicines -- Marketing -- Fiction Subject: Pharmaceutical industry -- Fiction Category: Text: EBook-No. 718: Release Date ...
Dec 29, 2011 · Listen to the classic novel Tono-Bungay, a satire of social climbing and quack medicine, narrated by George Ponderevo. The audiobook is divided into four books and 30 chapters, each read by a different volunteer reader.
A free ebook version of the classic satire on quackery and modern life by H. G. Wells. Read the introduction by Edward Mendelson and the full text of the novel, with notes and references.
