Goodbye Mr Chips

A classic book that is a valuable addition to my library.

Received the book in great and new condition! I am very happy with this purchase!

I read James Hilton's Goodbye, Mr. Chips as a high school student in the 1970s. I read it after reading and loving his Lost Horizon. I enjoyed Goodbye, Mr. Chips, but not as much.Mr Chips is Mr Chipping, a beloved teacher at the fictional Brookfield English Public school. (Note: what the English of that time called a "public school" is what we in the USA call a "private school" -- that is, a place where parents pay money to have their children educated.) There's also a love story in there. As a young teacher, Mr Chipping meets and falls in love with a young woman, whom he marries. She's one of these "modern" young women, for 1930s values of "modern", and Chipping's colleagues are not sure at first if she's a suitable partner for a public school master.I like my books a little dangerous. For instance, a book in which spiders are heroes, or a book whose hero is a difficult, unpleasant little girl. Goodbye, Mr. Chips is the opposite of dangerous. Many people who read books for pleasure remember a favorite schoolteacher. And if the schoolteacher falls in love with a pretty young woman, that's sure to be a crowd-pleaser!Now, many readers have loved Goodbye, Mr. Chips, and they're not wrong! You're right to love what you love. For me, though, Hilton is too obviously playing it safe in Goodbye, Mr. Chips.

The book is short since it was a short piece Mr. Wilson wrote for a local publication, then you must see the movie, the expansion of the brief first piece is incredible. What I found interesting is how it launched both Mr. Wilson an Robert Donat's careers onto the national scene. The movie expands to a degree and is my favorite movie I think I have ever seen.

I had seen the movie first and wanted to read the book. It's just so endearing. I would recommend it to anyone. It's a classic as far as I'm concerned.

How would I rate this wonderful book? How many stars? Well, how many stars are in the sky?

Rereading a special book once a year is very satisfying. It is a keeper for your book shelf and tablet.

A book that is very dated, very English with unfamiliar terms to Americans, but sweet and readable. A classic

The story of Chips is a lovable story, whether in the form of the movie or the book. I saw the movie first, and so expected the book might suffer by comparison (we often prefer the format we encounter first). But the book is just as good, a story of a modest school master whose life is ennobled by the honest values he lives by.It is a sad yet uplifting story, that lingers in the back of the mind for years. Indeed, particularly-moving scenes from Goodbye Mr Chips flash back from time to time, just as old memories , the best of memories, flashed back for Chips.This is an unforgettable tale of humanity at its best, a tale to be cherished.

Le titre du livre m'est soudain revenu et avec lui l'envie de relire ce qui à mes jeunes yeux était un chef d'oeuvre.C'est chose faite et l'émotion est intacte avec à présent le regard du professeur que je suis devenue et que j'ai cessé d'être.Lecture recommandée aux enseignants comme aux chères têtes blondes, brunes ou rousses!

人生の機微を感じさせるとても感動的なお話です。簡潔な文章は、まさにそれが回想であることをよく表しているように思えます。情感豊かな展開ですが、キリストを持ち出さずに淡々と進められているのがかえって作品にある種の普遍性を与えているような気がします。このペーパーバックの出版社は、初めてこの作品を出版した会社で、表紙のデザインを長く継承しています。個人的にはそろそろ註釈を入れてほしいような気がしますが、どうなるのでしょう。　タイトルのGoodbye Mr Chipsはこの小説のキーワードに思えます。結婚式の前夜KatherineはChipsに、お別れを言う最後の晩だけど、私はまるで初めてあなたの授業を受ける生徒のようで、あなたを何て呼んでいいかわからないと言って、結局Goodbye Mr. Chipsと告げます。しかし結婚後の幸せな生徒はむしろChipsのほうでした。最愛のKatherineは最初の出産で死産し、亡くなってしまいますが、Chipsの心の中にしっかりととどまっているようです。Ralston校長に退職勧告されて、愛校心を盾に反発する。元同僚のドイツ人教師が、第一次大戦中西部戦線でなくなると、戦死した卒業生と一緒にそれを報告する。これらは明らかに、彼の中のKathieに従っているのではないでしょうか。　そして彼が亡くなる前日、サナトリウムから復帰したばかりの生徒Linfordに、Chips先生が会いたがってると言って、彼にGood-bye, Mr. Chipsと別れの言葉を言わせたのは誰なんでしょうね？

Il vecchio e timido professore Charles Chipping, alla fine della sua vita ripercorre i grandi eventi da lui vissuti da quando è insegnante nel Brookfield College: il suo arrivo e i primi anni d'insegnamento, l'amicizia con un collega in particolare, il suo matrimonio con la bella moglie Katherine, (conosciuta durante una gita in montagna), e del suo aiuto nel fare del timido professore Chipping l'adorato Mr. Chips, e la perdita di lei e del bambino al momento del parto. Ma nella sua storia c'è altro, dalla guerra che ha portato via alcuni dei suoi amati studenti all'affetto per i suoi alunni, dal conoscere per alcuni di loro ben tre generazioni, come nel caso dei ragazzi Colley, al rettorato provvisorio in tempo di guerra. E se nel momento del trapasso rivede alcuni di loro che gli dicono addio, nel frattempo chi non lo ha conosciuto commenta che il pover'uomo, che dopo la pensione ha continuato su proposta del rettore a vivere lì in quanto ormai una istituzione e una guida fondamentale per i nuovi allievi, è sempre stato solo, c'è chi lo redarguisce sul fatto che in realtà la sua famiglia sono proprio gli studenti del Bookfield, e che lui solo non lo è mai stato.

This omnibus edition contains James Hilton's classic Goodbye Mr Chips (1933) and the lesser known follow up - one can't really call it a sequel - To You, Mr Chips (1938)The former is illustrated (with some of the images being specific to the marvelous and unjustly neglected 1969 film version with Peter O'Toole and Petula Clarke!)The latter book contains a chapter of autobiographical material relating to Hilton's own schooldays and his thoughts on the English public school system and how the world he knew was about to be changed by the coming shadow of WW2. The remaining chapters are additional stories about Chips, the legendary acting headmaster of Brookfield School, and are largely concerned with Chips' deep psychological understanding about what makes a boy tick. Most poignant of all is the last story in which Chips attempts to cheer up the boys during the dark days of 1917 as the horrors of the first world war loom ever larger, by organising a lavish Christmas party. Alas a flu epidemic puts paid to his plans, and as the school breaks up early for an extended holiday, the boys are delighted, while poor Chips is left to contemplate a lonely Christmas at Brookfield.Not earth-shaking stuff, but a pleasant and enjoyable read for anyone who has loved the original novel or any of the film and TV adaptations that have been made over the years.