Chips (1934), and Random Harvest (1941), all of which were made into highly successful motion pictures. Good-Bye Mr Chips by James Hilton 1935 (ID:037) Condition: - Price: GBP 6.99 ApproximatelyUS 8.76 Buy It Now Add to cart Add to Watchlist Shipping: GBP 19.25 (approx US 24.13) Expedited Shipping to United States via eBays Global Shipping Program. Goodbye, Mr Chips is the beloved classic of generations of readers, and sure to delight people of all ages. James Hilton, (born September 9, 1900, Leigh, Lancashire, Englanddied December 20, 1954, Long Beach, California, U.S.), English novelist whose popular works include Lost Horizon (1933), Goodbye, Mr.

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. Octavo 21.5 cm 1/4 vellum over tan boards with gilt stamped title on the. 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. Some of Hiltons novels were filmed: Lost Horizon ( 1937, 1973) Knight Without Armour (1937) We Are Not Alone (1939) with a screenplay by Hilton. 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. Mr Chipping is a quiet, unassuming teacher at Brookfield Grammar School.

Good bye mr chips by james hilton