TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wells,H.G.
TI  - Tono-Bungay
AV  - PR 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Science fiction
KW  - Satire
KW  - England -- Fiction
KW  - Patent medicines -- Marketing -- Fiction
KW  - Pharmaceutical industry -- Fiction
N1  - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tono-Bungay; Release date is 2006-03-18; John Bean; Diane Bean and David Widger; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "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. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/718
ER  -