Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul

by H. G. Wells

Overview

Young Artie Kipps is desperate to escape the world of retail trade. Embarking on self-improvement, he allows first a lady and then an unexpected legacy to turn his head and ruin him. But the rum paradoxically manages to save him. H.G. Wells pokes fun at a whole gallery of social pretensions from high society to middle class snobbery in this witty portrait of a draper's assistant bent on acquiring refinement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781502757241
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	10/08/2014
Pages:	162
Sales rank:	1,107,822
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

H.G. Wells was a writer of science-fiction works-including The Time Machine and War of the Worlds-who had a great influence on our vision of the future.
Synopsis
Born in England in 1866, H.G. Wells's parents were shopkeepers in Kent, England. His first novel, The Time Machine was an instant success and Wells produced a series of science fiction novels which pioneered our ideas of the future. His later work focused on satire and social criticism. Wells laid out his socialist views of human history in his Outline of History. He died in 1946.

Date of Birth:

September 21, 1866

Date of Death:

August 13, 1946

Place of Birth:

Bromley, Kent, England

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

Normal School of Science, London, England

Editorial Reviews

Though Wells's name conjures images of time travelers and Martian invaders, he wrote numerous other novels that were well received but since forgotten. This trio-two comedies and a drama-serve as perfect examples. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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