Tono-Bungay (Modern Library Classics)

Wells, H. G.

ISBN 10: 081296750X / ISBN 13: 9780812967500

Published by Modern Library (edition First Edition), 2003

About this Item

It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience.

Seller Inventory # 081296750X-11-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tono-Bungay (Modern Library Classics)
• Publisher: Modern Library (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 081296750X
• ISBN 13: 9780812967500
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

The story of an apprentice chemist whose uncle’s worthless medicine becomes a spectacular marketing success, Tono-Bungay earned H. G. Wells immediate acclaim when it appeared in 1909. It remains a sparkling chronicle of chicanery and human credulity, and is today regarded by many as Wells’s greatest novel. As Andrea Barrett observes in her Introduction, “Through its detailed, often brilliant descriptions and powerful imagery, [Tono-Bungay] slyly satirizes British imperial policy as a whole. . . . The insights into class, money, advertising, public relations, and the power of the press still ring horrifyingly true.”

This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the text of the original 1909 edition.

About the Author

Andrea Barrett is the author of five novels, most recently The Voyage of the Narwhal, and two collections of short fiction, Ship Fever and Servants of the Map. She lives in New York State.