Tono-Bungay (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: H. G. Wells
- First Published: 1909
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social satire
- Time of Work: Late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
- Setting: England, West Africa, and Bordeaux
- Principal Characters: George Ponderevo, The Honorable Beatrice Normandy, Edward Ponderevo, Susan Ponderevo, Marion Ramboat
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Africa or Africans, France or French people, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, England or English people, Bankruptcy or financial crisis, Corruption, Servants, Ambition, Entrepreneurship or entrepreneurs, Wealth, Inventions or inventors
- Locales: Africa, London, England, Bordeaux, France
The Story:
George Ponderevo grew up in the shadow of Bladesover House, where his mother was the housekeeper. In that Edwardian atmosphere, the boy soon became aware of the wide distinctions between English social classes, for the neighborhood around Bladesover was England in miniature, a small world made up of the quality, the church, the village, the laborers, and the servants. Although George spent most of his time away at school, he returned to Bladesover for his vacations. During one of his vacations, he learned for the first time the class of which he was a member—the...
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