What is the author's style in Good-bye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton?

The novel "Good-bye, Mr. Chips" is written in the all-knowing, third person omniscient narrative allowing the reader to know the thoughts and motives of all characters. The author of Mr. Chips, James Hilton, was the son of a schoolmaster and attended various English boys' schools himself. In writing this story, he could, therefore, draw from his personal knowledge of life at an English boys' school—both from his own experiences and those of his father as a schoolmaster.