Author: James Hilton
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1473640547
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
'A tiny, catch-in-the-throat story . . . perfectly done' New Yorker 'One of the most endearing creations of modern fiction' Telegraph Mr Chipping is a quiet, unassuming teacher at Brookfield Grammar School. Wholly conventional, he never veers from his established routines. Until, that is, he meets Katherine, who charms him and his students and teaches Mr Chipping that education is about more than just the hours spent in the schoolroom. As his love for Katherine blooms, Mr Chipping develops a sense of humour and a broad view of his role as a teacher and a friend to his students, becoming the beloved 'Mr Chips' to generations of schoolboys. Sweeping across four decades, Goodbye, Mr Chips features an extraordinary period of history, from the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s to Hitler's rise to power in the 1930s, and demonstrates that, through it all, love and a good sense of humour can make all the difference. Goodbye, Mr Chips is the beloved classic of generations of readers, and sure to delight people of all ages.
Goodbye Mr Chips
Author: James Hilton
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1473640547
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
'A tiny, catch-in-the-throat story . . . perfectly done' New Yorker 'One of the most endearing creations of modern fiction' Telegraph Mr Chipping is a quiet, unassuming teacher at Brookfield Grammar School. Wholly conventional, he never veers from his established routines. Until, that is, he meets Katherine, who charms him and his students and teaches Mr Chipping that education is about more than just the hours spent in the schoolroom. As his love for Katherine blooms, Mr Chipping develops a sense of humour and a broad view of his role as a teacher and a friend to his students, becoming the beloved 'Mr Chips' to generations of schoolboys. Sweeping across four decades, Goodbye, Mr Chips features an extraordinary period of history, from the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s to Hitler's rise to power in the 1930s, and demonstrates that, through it all, love and a good sense of humour can make all the difference. Goodbye, Mr Chips is the beloved classic of generations of readers, and sure to delight people of all ages.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1473640547
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
'A tiny, catch-in-the-throat story . . . perfectly done' New Yorker 'One of the most endearing creations of modern fiction' Telegraph Mr Chipping is a quiet, unassuming teacher at Brookfield Grammar School. Wholly conventional, he never veers from his established routines. Until, that is, he meets Katherine, who charms him and his students and teaches Mr Chipping that education is about more than just the hours spent in the schoolroom. As his love for Katherine blooms, Mr Chipping develops a sense of humour and a broad view of his role as a teacher and a friend to his students, becoming the beloved 'Mr Chips' to generations of schoolboys. Sweeping across four decades, Goodbye, Mr Chips features an extraordinary period of history, from the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s to Hitler's rise to power in the 1930s, and demonstrates that, through it all, love and a good sense of humour can make all the difference. Goodbye, Mr Chips is the beloved classic of generations of readers, and sure to delight people of all ages.
Good-bye, Mr. Chips, and Other Stories
Author: James Hilton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780895776303
Category : Boys
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Mr. Chips and all his adventures; and what Mr. Chips taught me.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780895776303
Category : Boys
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Mr. Chips and all his adventures; and what Mr. Chips taught me.
Random Harvest
Author: James Hilton
Publisher: Librorium Editions
ISBN: 3968587820
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
An engrossing tale of a man who loses his memory due to being shelled in the Great War, eventually finds happiness with a young actress, and then is knocked down on a Liverpool street. He regains consciousness and knows he's a member of a prominent and wealthy family. He begins to reconstruct his life again, knowing all the while that something.and someone.is missing
Publisher: Librorium Editions
ISBN: 3968587820
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 379
Book Description
An engrossing tale of a man who loses his memory due to being shelled in the Great War, eventually finds happiness with a young actress, and then is knocked down on a Liverpool street. He regains consciousness and knows he's a member of a prominent and wealthy family. He begins to reconstruct his life again, knowing all the while that something.and someone.is missing
Mr Chips
Author: Kenneth Barrow
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
To You, Mr Chips
Author: James James Hilton
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781981640621
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
More stories of Mr. Chips, the world's most beloved schoolmaster, as he helps shape young lives through the first half of a tumultuous centuryWhen author James Hilton penned his beloved short novel, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, he drew on his own formative experiences at a boarding school in Cambridge. As World War I approached, the camaraderie among students and the faculty's courage helped Hilton and his classmates face the fear and deprivations of those troubled times. In this collection, Hilton adds to the legend of Mr. Chipping through exquisite short stories, while also providing a warm autobiographical account of his own experience with the English public school system.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781981640621
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
More stories of Mr. Chips, the world's most beloved schoolmaster, as he helps shape young lives through the first half of a tumultuous centuryWhen author James Hilton penned his beloved short novel, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, he drew on his own formative experiences at a boarding school in Cambridge. As World War I approached, the camaraderie among students and the faculty's courage helped Hilton and his classmates face the fear and deprivations of those troubled times. In this collection, Hilton adds to the legend of Mr. Chipping through exquisite short stories, while also providing a warm autobiographical account of his own experience with the English public school system.
To You Mr. Chips
Author: James Hilton
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "To You Mr. Chips" by James Hilton. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 111
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "To You Mr. Chips" by James Hilton. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Mr. Crum’s Potato Predicament
Author: Anne Renaud
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1771389494
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
A mouthwatering tale of invention. When a persnickety customer named Filbert P. Horsefeathers complains that George CrumÍs fried potatoes are too thick, George makes them thinner. When Filbert insists they are still too thick, George makes them even thinner. But when the plate is sent back a third time, George mischievously decides to use his sharpest knife to cut paper-thin potato slices, which he fries until they are crackling and douses liberally with salt. At last, Filbert is satisfied, proclaiming, ñPerfection!î Which they are. Because, quite by accident, George has invented potato chips! Based on true events, this delicious tale will have kids clamoring for more, more, more!
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1771389494
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
Book Description
A mouthwatering tale of invention. When a persnickety customer named Filbert P. Horsefeathers complains that George CrumÍs fried potatoes are too thick, George makes them thinner. When Filbert insists they are still too thick, George makes them even thinner. But when the plate is sent back a third time, George mischievously decides to use his sharpest knife to cut paper-thin potato slices, which he fries until they are crackling and douses liberally with salt. At last, Filbert is satisfied, proclaiming, ñPerfection!î Which they are. Because, quite by accident, George has invented potato chips! Based on true events, this delicious tale will have kids clamoring for more, more, more!
Judy Moody, Girl Detective
Author: Megan McDonald
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536200794
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Includes readers' extras and a page of stickers.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536200794
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Includes readers' extras and a page of stickers.
Scooter Computer & Mr. Chips
Author: Leslie McGuire
Publisher: Golden Press
ISBN: 9780307118196
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Scooter uses his computer to estimate the financial costs of building a club house.
Publisher: Golden Press
ISBN: 9780307118196
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Scooter uses his computer to estimate the financial costs of building a club house.
Mr. Chips!
Author: Laura McGee Kvasnosky
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 9780374350925
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Ellie's mom and dad want Mr. Chips to be an outside dog, but when he gets lost just before they move, they all realize how much they love him.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 9780374350925
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Ellie's mom and dad want Mr. Chips to be an outside dog, but when he gets lost just before they move, they all realize how much they love him.