# Tono-Bungay

By H. G. Wells.

"Tono-Bungay" by H. G. Wells is a realist semiautobiographical novel published in 1909. George Ponderevo narrates his seven-year involvement in selling his uncle's patent medicine, which he knows is "a damned swindle." As his uncle's business empire rises and collapses, George grapples with religious doubt, socialism, and ennui while navigating failed relationships and a decaying English social system. The novel traces his journey from idealistic youth to disillusioned designer of naval destroyers, questioning what drives modern civilization. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Science fiction; Satire; England -- Fiction; Patent medicines -- Marketing -- Fiction; Pharmaceutical industry -- Fiction

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