 First UK Edition Cover (1909) | |
| Author | H. G. Wells |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Macmillan |
Publication date | 1909 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Text | Tono-Bungay at Wikisource |
Tono-Bungay /ˌtɒnoʊˈbʌŋɡi/ is a realist semiautobiographical novel written by H. G. Wells and first published in book form in 1909. It has been called "arguably his most artistic book".[1] It had been serialised before book publication, both in the United States, in The Popular Magazine, beginning in the issue of September 1908, and in Britain, in The English Review, beginning in the magazine's first issue in December 1908.[2]
- ^ David C. Smith, H. G. Wells: Desperately Mortal: A Biography (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1986), p. 174.
- ^ H. G. Wells, footnote in the instalment of "Tono-Bungay" in The Popular Magazine, December 1908.