Kipps
the story of a simple soul
by H. G. Wells · 1905
This book is in the public domain. Its US copyright has expired, so the full text is free to read at Internet Archive and a free Kindle edition is usually offered alongside the paid printings.
Partly based on Wells’ own experiences as a young man this novel centres on an orphan who becomes apprenticed to a draper. Bored with his humdrum existence of living and working in a drapers, Kipps’ life changes radically when he inherits a fortune from a previously unknown relative. However more troubles occur when he attempts to emulate the people he encounters in upper class society.
- Published
- 1905
- Pages
- 355
- ISBN
978-0-1414-4110-8- Genre
- Historical Fiction , Humor
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