A Clergyman's Daughter
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A Clergyman's Daughter

by George Orwell

1935•Drama•317 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalfresh & originalheavyrealisticenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadshuman spirit/resilience/survivalfish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeSerious and grounded: an original novel. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

One of Orwell’s earlier novels this relates the strange story of a young unmarried woman who is seemingly content to keep house for her father, a village rector. After a dinner with a local bachelor she wakes eight days later in the Old Kent Road in London’s East End with amnesia and no idea how she came to be there.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaHistoricalTroubled leadsHuman spirit/resilience/survivalFish out of water/culture clash

Subjects

Children of clergyAmnesiaYoung womenBelief and doubtEnglandSingle womenWomen amnesiacsAtheism

Details

Author
George Orwell
Published
1935
Pages
317
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