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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.
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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Complete summary of H. G. Wells' Kipps. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of Kipps.
Kipps (US title The Remarkable Mr. Kipps) is a 1941 British comedy-drama film adaptation of H. G. Wells 's 1905 novel of the same name. The film was directed by Carol Reed [1] and stars Michael Redgrave as a draper's assistant who inherits a large fortune. [2] . The film's costumes were designed by Cecil Beaton. [3]
The original musical of Half a Sixpence, based on the novel Kipps by H. G. Wells, featured music and lyrics by David Heneker and book by Beverley Cross.
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.
CHAPTER II THE EMPORIUM §1. When Kipps left New Romney, with a small yellow tin box, a still smaller portmanteau, a new umbrella, and a keepsake half-sixpence, to become a draper, he was a youngster of fourteen, thin, with whimsical drakes' tails at the poll of his head, smallish features, and eyes that were sometimes very light and sometimes very dark, gifts those of his birth; and by the nature of his training he was indistinct in his speech, confused in his mind, and retreating in his ...
Sep 11, 2020 · English. A five-part BBC Radio adaptation by Michelene Wandor of H.G. Well's 1905 "rags-to-riches" novel about a young man's battle to improve his lot and his station in life.
Characters. PDF Cite Share. Arthur Kipps, a simple soul who knows that there was something mysterious about his birth. Reared by an aunt and uncle, he spends a bleak...
