# Kipps — Character guide

> Key figures in Kipps by H. G. Wells.

- [Arthur Kipps](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/arthur_kipps.md): A young draper's assistant who unexpectedly inherits a fortune and struggles to adapt to high society.
- [Ann Pornick](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/ann_pornick.md): Kipps's childhood sweetheart and later his wife, a simple and kind-hearted girl from New Romney.
- [Helen Walshingham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/helen_walshingham.md): An ambitious and cultured young woman who becomes engaged to Kipps after his inheritance.
- [Chester Coote](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/chester_coote.md): A snobbish social climber who attempts to mentor Kipps in etiquette and society.
- [Sid Pornick](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/sid_pornick.md): Ann's brother and a socialist friend who provides Kipps with a different perspective on life.
- [Harry Chitterlow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/harry_chitterlow.md): A boisterous playwright who befriends Kipps and involves him in a theatrical venture.
- [Masterman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/masterman.md): A socialist intellectual who influences Kipps's thinking about class and society.
- [Mrs. Kipps](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/mrs_kipps.md): Kipps's mother, a simple woman from the working class who appears briefly in his early life.
- [Buggins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/buggins.md): A fellow draper's assistant at Shalford's emporium and friend of Kipps.
- [Pierce](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/pierce.md): Another draper's assistant at Shalford's who works alongside Kipps.
- [Mr. Shalford](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/mr_shalford.md): The owner of the draper's emporium where Kipps works as an apprentice.
- [Carshot](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/carshot.md): A fellow apprentice at Shalford's emporium who interacts with Kipps.
- [Miss Coote](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/miss_coote.md): Chester Coote's sister, a minor figure in the social circle.
- [Gwendolen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/gwendolen.md): A young woman who briefly catches Kipps's attention during his social ascent.
- [Woodrow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/woodrow.md): A minor acquaintance in Kipps's social circle after his inheritance.
- [Bean](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/bean.md): An elderly man from New Romney who knows Kipps's family.
- [Mr. Revel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/mr_revel.md): A minor character involved in Kipps's social and business dealings.
- [Flo Bates](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/flo_bates.md): A young woman from Kipps's past in New Romney.
- [Miss Mergle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/miss_mergle.md): A teacher at the woodcarving class Kipps attends.
- [Mrs. Walshingham](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/mrs_walshingham.md): Helen Walshingham's mother, a social-climbing widow.
- [Mrs. Bindon Botting](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/mrs_bindon_botting.md): A relative of Kipps who appears after his inheritance.
- [Lady Punnet](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/lady_punnet.md): A minor aristocratic figure in Kipps's social circle.
- [Jane](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/jane.md): A servant or minor acquaintance in the story.
- [Mrs. Chitterlow](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/mrs_chitterlow.md): Harry Chitterlow's wife, who appears briefly.
- [Old Methusaleh](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/old_methusaleh.md): A nickname for a character or a reference in the narrative.
- [Booch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/booch.md): A minor character from Kipps's early life.
- [Mrs. Wace](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/mrs_wace.md): A minor social acquaintance of the Walshinghams.
- [Thomas Norgate](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/thomas_norgate.md): A minor aristocratic figure mentioned in the story.
- [Mrs. Cuyps](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/mrs_cuyps.md): A minor character in Kipps's social orbit.
- [Arthur Cuyps](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/arthur_cuyps.md): A minor character possibly related to Mrs. Cuyps.
- [Little Mr. Wace](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/kipps_se/characters/little_mr_wace.md): A minor character, possibly related to Mrs. Wace.

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