![]() ![]() Goodbye, Mr Chips is the beloved classic of generations of readers, and sure to delight people of all ages. Some of Hiltons novels were filmed: Lost Horizon ( 1937, 1973) Knight Without Armour (1937) We Are Not Alone (1939) with a screenplay by Hilton. 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. 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. 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. ![]() ![]() Wholly conventional, he never veers from his established routines. 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. ![]()
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