# Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul

By H. G. Wells.

"Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul" by H. G. Wells is a novel published in 1905. Arthur Kipps, an orphaned shop boy, unexpectedly inherits a fortune that thrusts him into unfamiliar social circles. As he struggles to navigate class expectations and remake himself into a gentleman, Kipps must choose between social ambition and authentic happiness. This comedy of manners explores whether wealth truly elevates or simply complicates a simple soul's life. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Orphans -- Fiction; Working class -- Fiction; England -- Fiction; Bildungsromans; Young men -- Fiction; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction

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