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Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul is a novel by H. G. Wells, first published in 1905. It was reportedly Wells's own favourite among his works, [1] and it has been adapted for stage, cinema and television productions, including the musical Half a Sixpence . Plot. The eponymous character is Arthur "Artie" Kipps, an illegitimate orphan.
- H. G. Wells
- 1905
Orphaned at an early age, raised by his aunt and uncle, and apprenticed for seven years to a draper, Artie Kipps is stunned to discover upon reading a newspaper advertisement that he is the grandson of a wealthy gentleman - and the inheritor of his fortune.
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The giggle got the better of the boy with the gift, and celebrated its triumph by unseemly noises; in spite of which it seemed to Kipps at the moment that the act that had made Miss Walshingham say "Oh, don't!" was rather a desperate and manly treatment of what was after all a creditable injury.
Dec 29, 2021 · Charlie Stemp stars as the eponymous Arthur Kipps, an orphan and over-worked draper’s assistant at Shalford’s Bazaar, Folkestone, at the turn of the last century.
Mar 16, 2012 · A free eBook from Project Gutenberg about the life of a working-class orphan who inherits a fortune and marries a wealthy woman. Read online or download in various formats, including EPUB, Kindle, and plain text.
Jan 3, 2021 · Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul is a novel by H. G. Wells, first published in 1905. Humorous yet sympathetic, this perceptive social novel is generally regarded as a masterpiece, and was the author's own favourite work. KIPPS. THE STORY OF A SIMPLE SOUL. BY. H. G. WELLS. NEW YORK. CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS. 1906. Copyright 1906, by.