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Tono-Bungay

H. G. Wells (1909)

SubgenreHard SF
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
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It is narrated by young George Ponderevo, who leaves college to help his Uncle Edward market Tono-Bungay, a worthless medicine. The medicine becomes a huge commercial success, causing George to reflect on the sickness at the heart of a society that lets itself be so easily duped.