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Tono-Bungay / H.G. Wells ; edited by Patrick Parrinder ; with an introduction and notes by Edward Mendelson. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Penguin classicsPublication details: London : Penguin, (c)2005.Description: xxxiii, 414 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
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  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780141441115
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PR5774.P261.T666 2005
  • PR5774
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Subject: 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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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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