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Kipps: The Story of a Simple SoulH. G. Wells

Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul

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Original author: H. G. Wells

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"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.

Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul, by H. G. Wells. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #39162.

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