Project Gutenberg 2012-03-16 Public domain in the USA. 729 Wells, H. G. (Herbert George) 1866 1946 Wells, Herbert George Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipps Produced by Charlene Taylor, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul" by H. G. Wells is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Arthur Kipps, a young man raised by his aunt and uncle, who navigates his childhood and early adolescence within a small town's social structure, facing the rigid norms of his upbringing as he transitions into adulthood. As the narrative unfolds, it explores Kipps' experiences, relationships, and the societal expectations that shape his life, all while touching on themes of class distinction and personal ambition. The opening of the story introduces readers to young Kipps, who is living with his aunt and uncle in New Romney, and has vague memories of a mother he scarcely remembers. He experiences the strict and often bewildering rules imposed by his guardians, which both lift and crush his spirits as he tries to balance social interactions with a desire for freedom. Through his interactions—especially with a boy named Sid Pornick—Kipps begins to form friendships and confront the norms of society, setting the stage for his eventual journey into the broader world. The beginning serves as a poignant exploration of his childhood, touching on moments of regret, longing, and a burgeoning sense of identity that will follow him throughout his life's challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39162/39162-h/images/coverpage.jpg Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Orphans -- Fiction Working class -- Fiction England -- Fiction Bildungsromans Young men -- Fiction Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Novels Category: British Literature 724719 2025-06-16T04:28:23.243724 text/html 739731 2012-03-16T09:53:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 343783 2012-03-16T09:53:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 375652 2025-06-16T04:28:33.264667 application/epub+zip 382455 2025-06-16T04:28:24.776734 application/epub+zip 360227 2025-06-16T04:28:23.997777 application/epub+zip 588297 2025-06-16T04:28:39.552148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532888 2025-06-16T04:28:32.323668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511096 2022-09-18T03:59:09.048860 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 664849 2025-06-16T04:28:21.256736 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 664563 2012-03-16T09:53:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 260043 2012-03-16T09:53:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 664847 2012-03-16T09:53:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 259974 2012-03-16T09:53:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22249 2025-06-16T04:28:39.703147 application/rdf+xml 14904 2025-06-16T04:28:24.117729 image/jpeg 2608 2025-06-16T04:28:24.058724 image/jpeg 343586 2025-06-16T04:28:23.311724 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia