Tono-Bungay

This 1909 novel by H. G. Wells follows George Ponderevo, an engineer recounting his life and rise through English society alongside his uncle, whose fortune is built on the wildly successful patent medicine Tono-Bungay, a story of ambition, commerce, and social class.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic romance and society novels›British and Irish novels from 1901›Marriage, family, and society novels

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Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic romance and society novels›British and Irish novels from 1901›Marriage, family, and society novels