Wells, H. G.  1866-1946., <br/><br/>
Tono-Bungay /  [print] 
H.G. Wells ; edited by Patrick Parrinder ; with an introduction and notes by Edward Mendelson. 
 - London :  Penguin,  [(c)2005. 
 - xxxiii, 414 pages ;  20 cm. 
 - Penguin classics .
 - Penguin classics. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/> Presented as a miraculous cure-all, Tono-Bungay is in fact nothing other than a pleasant-tasting liquid with no positive effects. Nonetheless, when the young George Ponderevo is employed by his uncle Edward to help market this ineffective medicine, he finds his life overwhelmed by its sudden success. Soon the worthless substance is turned into a formidable fortune as society becomes convinced of the merits of Tono-Bungay through a combination of skilled advertising and public credulity.-Includes a newly established text, a full biographical essay on Wells, a list of further reading, and detailed notes -Edward Mendelson's introduction explores the many ways in which "Tono-Bungay" satirizes the fictions and delusions that shape modern life. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0141441119 9780141441115 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA500520  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013073943  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Wells, H. G. 1866-1946. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Quacks and quackery--Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>England<br/>Great Britain
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Satire.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR5774.T666 2005 PR5774.P261.T666 2005