Tono-Bungay (Modern Library Classics)

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The story of an apprentice chemist whose uncles 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 Wellss 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.