Kipps

First published in 1905 Kipps soon became H.G Wells’ most popular novel. It is a rags to riches story of a “simple soul” Arthur Kipps, a naïve young man who finds himself suddenly struggling to keep afloat in the deep waters of unlooked for wealth. He reaches out to those he considers his betters to anchor himself in this new world, so far removed from his relatively humble life of apprentice to a Draper.

Young Kipps is quick to abandon his first love Ann for the allure of Helen Walsingham, whom he feels is more the match for the inevitable rise in his status which must surely follow his new found wealth.

1. Opening Credits
2. Book 1: The Making of Kipps | Chapter 1: The Little Shop at New Romney
3. Chapter 2: The Emporium
4. Chapter 3: The Wood-Carving Class
5. Chapter 4: Chitterlow
6. Chapter 5: Swapped
7. Chapter 6: The Unexpected
8. Book 2: Mr. Coote, the Chaperon | Chapter 1: The New Conditions
9. Chapter 2: The Walshinghams
10. Chapter 3: Engaged
11. Chapter 4: The Bicycle Manufacturer
12. Chapter 5: The Pupil Lover
13. Chapter 6: Discords
14. Chapter 7: London
15. Chapter 8: Kipps Enters Society
16. Chapter 9: The Labyrinthdon
17. Book 3: Kippses | Chapter 1: The Housing Problem
18. Chapter 2: The Callers
19. Chapter 3: Terminations
20. Closing Credits