<p>In 'Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul,' H.G. Wells turns his incisive gaze away from the fantastical and the scientific to the social stratification and inner life of a seemingly unremarkable man. This character study-cum-social critique blends Wells's acute awareness of Edwardian class distinctions with his knack for compelling narratives. With an unadorned literary style, Wells chronicles the life of Arthur Kipps, an orphan raised by his aun...