Kipps

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Kipps is a 1905 social novel by H. G. Wells that follows the rise of a humble draper’s apprentice after an unexpected inheritance, exploring class mobility and Edwardian society.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
social novel
author H. G. Wells
centralTheme Edwardian society
class mobility
education
romantic relationships
social class
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
genre comedy of manners
social realism
hasAdaptation Half a Sixpence (musical)
Kipps (film, 1921)
Kipps (film, 1941)
Kipps (stage adaptation)
hasIllustrations no
hasSequel no direct sequel
literaryForm prose fiction
literaryMovement realism
literaryPeriod Edwardian era
mainCharacter Arthur Kipps
narrativePerspective third-person narration
originalLanguage English
plotElement Arthur Kipps attempts to enter a higher social class
Arthur Kipps receives an unexpected inheritance
protagonistOccupation draper’s apprentice
publicationYear 1905
publisher Macmillan & Co.
settingPlace England
settingTime early 20th century
late 19th century

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Herbert George Wells
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