{"product_id":"goodbye-mr-chips-9781504058872","title":"Goodbye, Mr. Chips","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe modern classic about an idealistic British schoolmaster's influence on his students: \"A minor miracle\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Throughout his forty-three-year tenure at Brookfield, \"a good public school of the second rate\" in eastern England, Arthur Chipping has been Mr. Chips to his students. From his unpolished first years during the Franco-Prussian War through the radical changes of the twentieth century and the outbreak of the First World War, Mr. Chips has shaped many young lives. But Chips has been inspired as well--by the unremarkable and the extraordinary alike, by his colleagues, by a woman who will change him forever, and not least, by his children, \"thousands of them, all boys.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since it was first published in 1934 to international success, \u003ci\u003eGoodbye, Mr. Chips\u003c\/i\u003e has never been out of print. It was followed by a collection of stories, \u003ci\u003eTo You, Mr. Chips\u003c\/i\u003e, and provided the basis for two award-winning feature films, a stage musical, a radio play, and two television adaptations. Based on author James Hilton's experiences as a student at the Leys School, Cambridge, this short novel endures as a revelation of the difference one good teacher can make, and \"what the better emotions do toward making people important\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10385250\"\u003eJames Hilton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504058872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1504058879\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC027000\"\u003eRomance | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC043000\"\u003eComing of Age\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Hilton (1900-1954) was a bestselling English novelist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter. After attending Cambridge University, Hilton worked as a journalist until the success of his novels \u003ci\u003eLost Horizon\u003c\/i\u003e (1933) and \u003ci\u003eGoodbye, Mr. Chips\u003c\/i\u003e (1934) launched his career as a celebrated author. Hilton's writing is known for its depiction of English life between the two world wars, its celebration of English character, and its honest portrayal of life in the early twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44482406023405,"sku":"9781504058872","price":20.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_7174f346-d257-4d87-9b85-57481a2a0cd4.jpg?v=1700761691","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/goodbye-mr-chips-9781504058872","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}