Tono-Bungay (Part 1)

H. G. Wells

⏱ 8 minSatire

Part 1 of 2. A housekeeper's son watches his feckless uncle turn a worthless patent tonic into a national fortune — and, knowing it a fraud, throws in his lot with the boom. Wells's satire of Edwardian money and advertisement.

Listen to the whole of Tono-Bungay (Part 1) in about 8 minutes — professionally narrated, with Apple-Music-style synced subtitles. One book free every day; Folio Premium unlocks the entire library.