HILTON, James.

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Good-bye Mr. Chips. First British edition, inscribed by the author on the first blank, "To Winifred from James, with all good wishes, 19 October 1934". Robert Donat won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Mr Chipping in the 1939 film adaptation. A 1969 musical remake starred Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark, and Michael Redgrave.Although the recipient, Winifred, has not been traced, in the working draft of Hilton's debut novel, Catherine Herself (1920), the main character was originally named Winifred, perhaps inspired by the same person.Good-bye Mr Chips first appeared in 1933 in British Weekly, followed by The Atlantic in April 1934. It was first published in book form in the US in June 1934, preceding the British edition by four months.

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