Tono Bungay - Wells, H. G.
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Tono-Bungay is a semi-autobiographical novel by H. G. Wells It has been called "arguably his most artistic book." It is narrated by George Ponderevo, who is persuaded by his uncle to help develop the business of selling Tono-Bungay, a patent medicine created by his uncle. George devotes seven years to organizing the production and manufacture of a product which he believes to be "a damned swindle." He quits day-to-day involvement with the enterprise in favor of aeronautics and eventually finds his way to a new occupation: designing destroyers for the highest bidder.

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Tono-Bungay is a semi-autobiographical novel by H. G. Wells It has been called "arguably his most artistic book." It is narrated by George Ponderevo, who is persuaded by his uncle to help develop the business of selling Tono-Bungay, a patent medicine created by his uncle. George devotes seven years to organizing the production and manufacture of a product which he believes to be "a damned swindle." He quits day-to-day involvement with the enterprise in favor of aeronautics and eventually finds his way to a new occupation: designing destroyers for the highest bidder.
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H. G. Wells (1866-1946) is best remembered for his science fiction novels, which are considered classics of the genre, including The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898). He was born in Bromley, Kent, and worked as a teacher, before studying biology under Thomas Huxley in London.