Kipps

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. 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.

• | Author: H. G. Wells, Professor Simon James
• | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: May 26, 2005
• | Number of Pages:
• | Language:
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780141441108
• | ISBN-10: 0141441100