# Buggins — Kipps character guide

> Buggins in Kipps by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Poor old Buggins, old Buggins

**First appearance:** 0004-ii-the-emporium

## Who they are

A fellow draper's assistant at Shalford's emporium and friend of Kipps.

## Relationships

### [Arthur Kipps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kipps_se/characters/arthur_kipps)

_professional_

Buggins is Arthur's colleague at Shalford's drapery shop, sharing the drudgery of lower-middle-class work life with him.

### [Arthur Kipps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kipps_se/characters/arthur_kipps)

_professional_

Buggins is Arthur's colleague at Shalford's drapery shop, sharing the drudgery of lower-middle-class work life with him.

### [Arthur Kipps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kipps_se/characters/arthur_kipps)

_professional_

Buggins is Arthur's colleague at Shalford's drapery shop, sharing the drudgery of lower-middle-class work life with him.

## In the story

### [II: The Emporium](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kipps_se/chapters/ii-the-emporium)

A thickset young man with a bald head and wise face who instructs Kipps in his duties and engages in intellectual banter with Carshot.

### [III: The Woodcarving Class](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kipps_se/chapters/iii-the-woodcarving-class)

Mentioned as one of the drapers who discusses the literary life during lunch, influencing Kipps's dreams.

### [Swapped](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kipps_se/chapters/v-swapped)

Buggins offers Kipps counsel and reminiscence about being swapped, encouraging him not to lose heart.

### [The Unexpected](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kipps_se/chapters/vi-the-unexpected)

Kipps' fellow assistant, who offers cynical advice about advertisements and later shares the bedroom, providing a contrast to Kipps' excitement.

### [The New Conditions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kipps_se/chapters/i-the-new-conditions)

Referenced by Kipps as one of the shop chaps who have visited him.

### [IV: The Bicycle Manufacturer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kipps_se/chapters/iv-the-bicycle-manufacturer)

Mentioned as having suggested to Kipps that he would hire a motor car if he were in Kipps's place.

### [V: The Pupil Lover](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kipps_se/chapters/v-the-pupil-lover)

Buggins, along with Pierce, attempts to maintain friendship with Kipps but is rebuffed, illustrating the painful severance of old ties.

### [Terminations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kipps_se/chapters/iii-terminations)

Mentioned as a source of quotes for Kipps, now running a shop in Folkestone.

## Links

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