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Tono-BungayH. G. Wells

Tono-Bungay

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Original author: H. G. Wells

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"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.

Tono-Bungay, by H. G. Wells. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #718.

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18 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter THE FIRST: Of Bladesover House, and My Mother; and the Constitution of Society (1)8,791 words
  2. 2.Chapter THE FIRST: Of Bladesover House, and My Mother; and the Constitution of Society (2)3,923 words
  3. 3.Chapter THE SECOND: Of My Launch Into the World and the Last I Saw of Bladesover7,882 words
  4. 4.Chapter THE THIRD: The Wimblehurst Apprenticeship10,339 words
  5. 5.Chapter THE FIRST: How I Became a London Student and Went Astray10,321 words
  6. 6.Chapter THE SECOND: The Dawn Comes, and My Uncle Appears in a New Silk Hat6,373 words
  7. 7.Chapter THE THIRD: How We Made Tono-Bungay Hum4,358 words
  8. 8.Chapter THE FOURTH: Marion (1)8,809 words
  9. 9.Chapter THE FOURTH: Marion (2)6,734 words
  1. 10.Chapter THE FIRST: The Hardingham Hotel, and How We Became Big People8,081 words
  2. 11.Chapter THE SECOND: Our Progress From Camden Town to Crest Hill (1)8,789 words
  3. 12.Chapter THE SECOND: Our Progress From Camden Town to Crest Hill (2)6,251 words
  4. 13.Chapter THE THIRD: Soaring (1)8,787 words
  5. 14.Chapter THE THIRD: Soaring (2)3,050 words
  6. 15.Chapter THE FOURTH: How I Stole the Heaps of Quap From Mordet Island10,955 words
  7. 16.Chapter THE FIRST: The Stick of the Rocket10,086 words
  8. 17.Chapter THE SECOND: Love Among the Wreckage4,007 words
  9. 18.Chapter THE THIRD: Night and the Open Sea3,177 words