Tono-Bungay. Book 3: The Great Days of Tono-Bungay by H.G. Wells

Now at its peak, the Tono-Bungay enterprise grows into a corporate behemoth, with George managing increasingly risky ventures, including munitions and finance. The story shifts toward grandeur and tension as fortunes are made and unravelling begins. George, though enriched, grows cynical and disillusioned with the hollow success around him. The plot explores the decay hidden inside triumph. It’s a turning point that lays bare the moral bankruptcy of their rise.