Tono-Bungay

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<tr><th>Country</th><td>United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th>Language</th><td>English</td></tr><tr><th>Genre(s)</th><td>Novel</td></tr> <tr><th>Media Type</th><td>Print (Hardcover)</td></tr><tr><th>ISBN</th><td>NA</td></tr>

**Tono-Bungay**
Author	H. G. Wells
Publisher	Macmillan
Released	1909

This article is about the H.G. Wells novel. For other uses of "Tono", see Tono.

Tono-Bungay is a novel by H. G. Wells published in 1909. The title is the name of a fictitious "tonic" patent medicine with active ingredients consisting of a high proportion of alcohol and a stimulant harmful to the kidneys. The book describes the rise of a business empire based on marketing this product, and is evocative of the Edwardian period.