Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Wells, H. G. (Herbert George) (1866–1946).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul" by H. G. Wells is a novel published in 1905. Arthur Kipps, an orphaned shop boy, unexpectedly inherits a fortune that thrusts him into unfamiliar social circles. As he struggles to navigate class expectations and remake himself into a gentleman, Kipps must choose between social ambition and authentic happiness. This comedy of manners explores whether wealth truly elevates or simply complicates a simple soul's life.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul
- Author credits: Wells, H. G. (Herbert George) (1866–1946)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Bildungsromans
- England -- Fiction
- Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
- Orphans -- Fiction
- Working class -- Fiction
- Young men -- Fiction
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- Category: British Literature
- Category: Novels
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