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100 1 _aWells, H. G.
_q(Herbert George),
_d1866-1946
245 1 0 _aTono-Bungay
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tono-Bungay
500 _aRelease date is 2006-03-18
508 _aJohn Bean; Diane Bean and David Widger
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aSatire
653 _aEngland -- Fiction
653 _aPatent medicines -- Marketing -- Fiction
653 _aPharmaceutical industry -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/718
999 _c42839
_d42839