Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Forgotten Daughter | 2020 | Hope Dawson | Buy |
| 2 | The Carter’s Orphan | 2020 | Hope Dawson | Buy |
| 3 | The Millworker’s Girl | 2020 | Hope Dawson | Buy |
| 4 | The Ratcatcher’s Daughter | 2020 | Hope Dawson | Buy |
| 5 | The Foundling With The Flowers | 2020 | Hope Dawson | Buy |
| 6 | The Pit Brow Sisters | 2020 | Hope Dawson | Buy |
| 7 | The Dockside Orphans | 2020 | Hope Dawson | Buy |
| 8 | The Christmas Foundling | 2020 | Hope Dawson | Buy |
Hope Dawson launched her writing career in 2020 with a series of Victorian novellas published in quick succession. Eight novellas appeared that year, each following a different young woman in 19th-century England facing poverty, abandonment, or hardship.
The Forgotten Daughter, The Carter’s Orphan, The Millworker’s Girl, and The Ratcatcher’s Daughter all explore the lives of working-class women. The Foundling With The Flowers and The Pit Brow Sisters center on women in specific Victorian occupations. The Dockside Orphans takes a maritime setting, while The Christmas Foundling adds a holiday backdrop. Each is a standalone story that can be read independently.