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Tono-Bungay

by H. G. Wells
Andrea Barrett
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The story of an apprentice chemist whose uncle’s worthless medicine becomes a spectacular marketing success, Tono-Bungay earned H. G. Wells immediate acclaim when it appeared in 1909. It remains a sparkling chronicle of chicanery and human credulity, and is today regarded by many as Wells’s greatest novel. As Andrea Barrett observes in her Introduction, “Through its detailed, often brilliant descriptions and powerful imagery, [Tono-Bungay] slyly satirizes British imperial policy as a whole. . . . The insights into class, money, advertising, public relations, and the power of the press still ring horrifyingly true.”
This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the original 1909 edition.
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Series: Modern Library Classics Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

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  • Release date: December 18, 2007

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  • ISBN: 9780307432827
  • Release date: December 18, 2007

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  • ISBN: 9780307432827
  • File size: 891 KB
  • Release date: December 18, 2007

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subjects

Classic Literature Fiction Literature Science Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1130
Text Difficulty:8-9

The story of an apprentice chemist whose uncle’s worthless medicine becomes a spectacular marketing success, Tono-Bungay earned H. G. Wells immediate acclaim when it appeared in 1909. It remains a sparkling chronicle of chicanery and human credulity, and is today regarded by many as Wells’s greatest novel. As Andrea Barrett observes in her Introduction, “Through its detailed, often brilliant descriptions and powerful imagery, [Tono-Bungay] slyly satirizes British imperial policy as a whole. . . . The insights into class, money, advertising, public relations, and the power of the press still ring horrifyingly true.”
This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the original 1909 edition.
Expand title description text
Classic Literature Fiction Literature Science Fiction