A Clergyman’s Daughter

Dorothy, the heroine of this novel, performs good works, cultivates good thoughts, and pricks her arm with a pin when a bad thought arises. She then has a series of unexpected and degrading adventures after becoming a victim of amnesia. Though she regains her life as a clergyman's daughter, she has lost her faith.

About the author

George Orwell (1903–1950), the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, was an English novelist, essayist, and critic. He was born in India and educated at Eton. After service with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, he returned to Europe to earn his living by writing. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of 1984 (1949), which brought him worldwide fame. 

Summary

Dorothy, the heroine of this novel, performs good works, cultivates good thoughts, and pricks her arm with a pin when a bad thought arises. She then has a series of unexpected and degrading adventures after becoming a victim of amnesia. Though she regains her life as a clergyman’s daughter, she has lost her faith.

Product details

• Authors: George Orwell
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1950
• EAN: 9780156180658
• ISBN: 978-0-15-618065-8
• No. of pages: 324
• Weight: 290 g
• Series: Harvest Book; Harvest Book
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Historical romance, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Humorous fiction, United States of America, USA, Fiction: general and literary, Satirical fiction and parodies, Religious and spiritual fiction, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Romance / Contemporary, FICTION: Romance / Historical / American, FICTION: Coming of Age, FICTION: Humorous / General, FICTION: Classics, FICTION: Christian / General, FICTION: Satire, FICTION: Christian / Romance / Historical, FICTION: Christian / Historical, FICTION: Christian / Contemporary, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern and Contemporary romance, Classic fiction: general and literary