# Pierce — Kipps character guide

> Pierce in Kipps by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** minor

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

## Who they are

Another draper's assistant at Shalford's who works alongside Kipps.

## Relationships

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

_professional_

Pierce is a fellow draper's assistant at Shalford's, a colleague who shares the mundane routines and frustrations of shop life.

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

_professional_

Pierce is a fellow draper's assistant at Shalford's, a colleague who shares the mundane routines and frustrations of shop life.

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

_professional_

Pierce is a fellow draper's assistant at Shalford's, a colleague who shares the mundane routines and frustrations of shop life.

## In the story

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

A communicative fellow employee who gives Kipps hints about 'spooning' and romantic pursuits.

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

Pierce questions Kipps about the firing and Kipps boasts about his night out to maintain a tough image.

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

A colleague who congratulates Kipps and suggests he might become a man about town in London.

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

Referenced as one of the shop chaps who visited Kipps.

## Links

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