Tono Bungay by H.G. Wells, 1960
Tono-Bungay, by WELLS, H.G. originally published in 1909, serialized. This edition, illustrated, published 1960 by Heritage Press. Some wear on boxed slip case, but Very Good edition; tight; gently read.
This semiautobiographical bildungsroman, follows the emotional and intellectual development of its protagonist, as he satirizes English society, socialism, in particular the Fabian Society to which Wells once belonged, his struggles with ennui, his sexual relationships, and his skepticism about religion, as he tries to find work that is meaningful to him. The title refers to a medicinal patent Tono-Bungay (sounds like Ben-gay, right?) that his uncle persuades him to develop and peddle, but which he ultimately resists, as he continues to figure out his purpose in life.
“It was Plutarch, you know, and nothing intrinsically American that prevented George Washington being a King...”
Tono-Bungay, by WELLS, H.G. originally published in 1909, serialized. This edition, illustrated, published 1960 by Heritage Press. Some wear on boxed slip case, but Very Good edition; tight; gently read.
This semiautobiographical bildungsroman, follows the emotional and intellectual development of its protagonist, as he satirizes English society, socialism, in particular the Fabian Society to which Wells once belonged, his struggles with ennui, his sexual relationships, and his skepticism about religion, as he tries to find work that is meaningful to him. The title refers to a medicinal patent Tono-Bungay (sounds like Ben-gay, right?) that his uncle persuades him to develop and peddle, but which he ultimately resists, as he continues to figure out his purpose in life.
“It was Plutarch, you know, and nothing intrinsically American that prevented George Washington being a King...”
Tono-Bungay, by WELLS, H.G. originally published in 1909, serialized. This edition, illustrated, published 1960 by Heritage Press. Some wear on boxed slip case, but Very Good edition; tight; gently read.
This semiautobiographical bildungsroman, follows the emotional and intellectual development of its protagonist, as he satirizes English society, socialism, in particular the Fabian Society to which Wells once belonged, his struggles with ennui, his sexual relationships, and his skepticism about religion, as he tries to find work that is meaningful to him. The title refers to a medicinal patent Tono-Bungay (sounds like Ben-gay, right?) that his uncle persuades him to develop and peddle, but which he ultimately resists, as he continues to figure out his purpose in life.
“It was Plutarch, you know, and nothing intrinsically American that prevented George Washington being a King...”
