Good-bye, Mr. Chips

Good-bye, Mr. Chips

by James Hilton
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 28/03/2012

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"Good-bye, Mr. Chips" tells the story of a much-beloved schoolteacher and his long tenure at Brookfield, a fictional boys' public boarding school. Mr. Chipping conquers his inability to connect with his students, as well as his initial shyness, when he marries Katherine, a young woman whom he meets on holiday and who quickly picks up on calling him by his nickname, "Chips."


Despite his own mediocre academic record, he goes on to have an illustrious career as an inspiring educator at Brookfield. Although the book is unabashedly sentimental, it also depicts the sweeping social changes that Chips experiences throughout his life: he begins his tenure at Brookfield in 1870, as the Franco-Prussian War is breaking out, and lies on his deathbed shortly after Adolf Hitler's rise to power. He is seen as an individual who is able to connect to anyone on a human level, beyond what he (by proxy of his former wife) views as petty politics, such as the strikers, the Boers, and a German friend.

ISBN:
9781434448989
9781434448989
Category:
Fiction
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
28-03-2012
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wildside Press LLC
James Hilton

James Hilton is a former headteacher working as a conference speaker and author, specialising in leadership, stress management and positive pschology. He applies his experience of human leadership to inspire a wide range of clients including school leaders, the NHS, local government and businesses. James provides fresh insights into the challenges of leadership in the intense environment that is the modern workplace.

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