The title is called A Clergyman's Daughter, because the book gives a description of Dorothy's life as a clergyman's daughter.
The main character is Dorothy Hare, the only child of a reverend.
Further more, the reverend Charles Hare, Dorothy's father.
Nobby, an other friend of Dorothy's.
Mrs. Creevy, Dorothy's schoolmistress and
The story takes place in the 1930s. The first part takes place in Knype Hill, a village in rural England. Dorothy's is the daughter of a reverend. Her day is filled with church work. She has a round of visits to be made every day except on Sundays. Dorothy is an active member and leader of the Sunday School and t
When making costumes for a churchplay, Dorothy blacks out. When she awakens she finds herself wandering the streets of London, in flattered clothes, not knowing who she is or where she comes from. She has amnesia. A group of young people pick her up to go hoppicking. Dorothy introduces herself as Ellen. She now leads a poor life which farm laborers lead. What you earned by hoppicking was just enough to stay alive. One day Ellen (Dorothy) sees a newspaper article on ''the mystery of the clergyman's daughter''. Her memory slowly comes back to her. She writes to her father and asks him for money to come home. She gets no reply and because it's the end of hoppicking season she has to sleep on the street. She then ends up in prison. A rich uncle finds her and takes her in. He also finds her a job as a teacher in a
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