Tono-Bungay, published in 1909, semi-autobiographical novel by H. G. Wells _ Plus: Herbert George WELLS’ Biography.

George Ponderevo, the son of the housekeeper at a large estate. He is made to feel his inferiority when he is banished after fighting with the son of one of the owner’s aristocratic relatives, and is sent to live with his own poor but religiously fervent relatives. His mother  sends him on to live with his Uncle, Edward Ponderevo, then a local pharmacist in a small town. Uncle Ponderevo, though, has grand plans, and eventually makes a fortune by selling a quack patent medicine he calls “Tono-Bungay.” Meanwhile the Tono-Bungay scheme expands enormously and begins to change…

Wuilia Ebooks _ ISBN 978-2-38481-062-8 _ English Version _ ePub _ 137,262 words (8 hours 20 minutes) – 767 pages _ 19/05/2022.