# Lord Boom — Tono-Bungay character guide

> Lord Boom in Tono-Bungay by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Boom

**First appearance:** 0058-i-the-hardingham-hotel-and-how-we-became-big-people

## Who they are

A peer and business associate of Edward Ponderevo.

## Relationships

### [George Ponderevo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tono_bungay_se/characters/george_ponderevo)

_professional_

Lord Boom is a business associate or investor in George's ventures, representing the capitalist class.

### [George Ponderevo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tono_bungay_se/characters/george_ponderevo)

_professional_

Lord Boom is a business associate or investor in George's ventures, representing the capitalist class.

## In the story

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tono_bungay_se/chapters/viii)

Referenced as a new man who rose from nowhere, part of Edward's reflections on the British system.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tono_bungay_se/chapters/vii)

Referenced as the press figure whose section of the media made a hue and cry for the Ponderevos.

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