Some day you'll see me somewhere and I shan't recognise you and you'll say to yourself - 'the old boy doesn't remember me.' But I do remember you - as you are now. That's the point. In my mind you never grow up at all. Never.

Mr Chipping, known fondly to his students as Mr Chips, is the beloved Latin master at a quiet boy's school. For forty-three years he acts as the heart and the soul of his institution, proving that dedication, love and a good sense of humour can make all the difference to generations of children.

The classic story of a quiet, unassuming man and the many lives he touches, Goodbye, Mr Chips has sold over two million copies and has never gone out of print.

'A minor miracle' New York Times

'A masterpiece' New York Herald Tribune