Kipps
H. G. Wells (author), Simon James (editor), David Lodge (author of introduction), Simon James (author of notes)
Paperback Published on: 26/05/2005
Price: £12.99
Synopsis
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. Thrown dramatically into the upper classes, he struggles desperately to learn the etiquette and rules of polite society. But as he soon discovers, becoming a 'true gentleman' is neither as easy nor as desirable as it at first appears.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9780141441108
- Number of pages: 400
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 23 mm
- Weight: 292g
- Languages: English
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