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A sprawling, satirical ride through the hollow heart of Edwardian capitalism and the intoxicating illusion of sudden wealth. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Tono-Bungay.
- bustling
- cynical
- expansive
- melancholic
- 01
The History of Mr. Polly
H. G. Wells
A gentle, witty portrait of a bumbling dreamer who finally decides to burn down his stifling life and walk away into the sunshine.
- 02
When the Sleeper Awakes
H. G. Wells
A dizzying plunge into a mechanized, hyper-capitalist future where technological marvels mask a chillingly oppressive society.
- 03
Short stories
Herbert George Wells
A visionary collection of speculative tales that makes the impossible feel utterly plausible.
- 04
The Diary of a Nobody
George Grossmith and Weedon Grossmith
A gently humorous, classic diary chronicling the quiet absurdities of ordinary English suburban life.
- 05
The country of the blind
Herbert George Wells
A brisk, eerie journey through thought experiments that peel back the everyday to reveal the terrifying wonders of the unknown.
- 06
The Flying Inn
G.K. Chesterton
A boisterous, satirical romp across the English countryside that champions human liberty and good cheer against tyrannical state oversight.
- 07
The way of all flesh
Samuel Butler
A subversive, sharply ironic dismantling of the Victorian family ideal and religious piety.
- 08
The Napoleon of Notting Hill
Chesterton, G K
A delightfully absurd and fiercely philosophical romp through a future London where local pride sparks a glorious, theatrical rebellion.
- 09
Our Mutual Friend
Charles Dickens · 1868
A sprawling, darkly comic descent into a fog-choked city where money taints everything but the most resilient hearts.
- 10
Babbitt
Sinclair Lewis
A biting, tragicomic portrait of a man drowning in the shallow waters of the American Dream.
- 11
Erewhon
Samuel Butler
A deadpan journey into an upside-down world that holds a funhouse mirror to the absurdities of modern society and the looming shadow of technological progress.
- 12
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Hugh Lofting · 1983
A cozy, old-fashioned adventure where the greatest magic is simply learning to listen to the creatures around us.
