H. G. Wells 
Tono-Bungay 

Tono-Bungay H. G. Wells – Tono-Bungay by H.G. Wells is a story about George Ponderevo, who is persuaded to assist his uncle Edward in developing selling Tono-Bungay, a patent medicine. George spends seven years organizing and manufacturing the product, despite his belief that it is ‘a damned swindle.’ He then abandons day-to-day operations in favour of aeronautics. Still, he remains associated with his uncle, who develops into a first-rate financier and is on the verge of achieving social and economic dominance when his business empire implodes. George attempts to rescue his uncle’s faltering finances by having stolen large quantities of a radioactive compound known as ‘quap’ from an island off the coast of West Africa, but the excursion fails. George then arranges for his uncle’s escape from England in an experimental aircraft he built. Still, the bankrupt entrepreneur-turned-financier contracts pneumonia and dies in a village near Bordeaux, despite George’s efforts to save him.

About the author

H.G. Wells was a writer of science-fiction works, including ‘The Time Machine’ and ‘War of the Worlds, ‘ who had a great influence on our vision of the future.

Who Was H.G. Wells?

H.G. Wells’ parents were shopkeepers in Kent, England. His first novel, The Time Machine was an instant success and Wells produced a series of science fiction novels which pioneered our ideas of the future. His later work focused on satire and social criticism. Wells laid out his socialist views of human history in his Outline of History.