TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wells,H.G.
AU  - Parrinder,Patrick
TI  - Tono-Bungay
T2  - Penguin classics
SN  - 9780141441115
AV  - PR5774.P261.T666 2005 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - London
PB  - Penguin
KW  - Wells, H. G.
KW  - Quacks and quackery
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Satire
N1  - 1; 2
N2  - 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
ER  -