£5.50
Title: Tono-Bungay
Author: H G Wells
Publisher : Collins Clear Type Press
Publication Undated
Format: Hardback
Condition: Burgundy covers with gilt lettering to spine. some light bumping to spine. Covers are cracking at hinge. Pages are mark free with picture tofrontispiece and several other illustrations through the book. Inside front cover has some light writing on it.
Book measures: 15.5cm x 10cm with 354 pages
1 in stock
Tono-Bungay by H G Wells.
H.G. Wells’s scathing social commentary, Tono-Bungay, follows George Ponderevo, a young science student lured into the world of quack medicine. Entangled with his eccentric Uncle Edward, George becomes embroiled in the marketing of a dubious elixir named Tono-Bungay.
As the “miracle elixir” takes the Edwardian era by storm, George grapples with his conscience amidst newfound wealth and social climbing. Through his sardonic narration, Wells exposes the absurdity of get-rich-quick schemes and the gullibility of a society obsessed with instant gratification. Tono-Bungay offers a timeless critique of consumerism and the intoxicating allure of wealth, all wrapped in a darkly humorous coming-of-age story.
With an introduction by C E M Joad and Illustrated by Riley
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