Tono-Bungay Paperback - 2005
by H. G. Wells; Introduction by Edward Mendelson; Notes by Edward Mendelson
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
Summary
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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- Title Tono-Bungay
- Author H. G. Wells; Introduction by Edward Mendelson; Notes by Edward Mendelson
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 414
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group
- Date June 28, 2005
- ISBN 9780141441115 / 0141441119
- Weight 0.69 lbs (0.31 kg)
- Dimensions 7.84 x 5.8 x 0.8 in (19.91 x 14.73 x 2.03 cm)
- Ages 04 to 08 years
- Grade levels P - 3
- Reading level 1130
- Library of Congress subjects Satire, Quacks and quackery
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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