Catharine Dobbs Books in Order
Catharine Dobbs has written 32 books, published between 2019 and 2023. The first book is Emily's Story (2019) and the newest is Glimmers of Hope (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 32
- Published
- 2019–2023
Orphans and workhouses fill Catharine Dobbs's list: Bound to the Workhouse (2019), The Orphan's Plight (2019), The Orphan's Disgrace (2019) and Girl From the Docks (2020). Many titles name a girl and her story, among them Emily's Story (2019), Adelia's Story (2019) and Libby's Story (2019), and the Foundling Chronicles is the named series. The catalogue holds 32 books published between 2019 and 2023 at an average gap of 0.1 years, and nothing has followed Glimmers of Hope (2023).
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How many Catharine Dobbs books are there?
Catharine Dobbs has 32 books, released between 2019 and 2023. 4 of them belong to the Foundling Chronicles series.
Catharine Dobbs Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 32 Catharine Dobbs books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 12019–1/4
- 2The Orphan's Plight2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 32019–1/4
- 4The Orphan's Disgrace2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 5Bound to the Workhouse2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 62019–1/4
- 72019–1/4
- 8The Orphan's Dilemma2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 9The Cutler's Daughter2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 10Maggie the Matchstick Orphan2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 11Virginia's Pendant2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 12Girl From the Docks2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 13The Orphan Jennie Jones2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 14The Huddersfield Orphan2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 15The Orphans of Warrenby Mill2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 16Her Father's Legacy2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 17The Christmas Songbird2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 18Girl by the Sea2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 19The Abandoned Prodigy2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 20The Saint Petersburg Orphan2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 21The Milliner's Daughter2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 22Embracing Hope at Christmas2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 23The Orphan of Howdall Heights2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 24The Orphaned Artist2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 25Olivia - The Runaway2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 26The Wretched Outcast2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 27The London Lardy Orphan2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 28The River Thames Orphan2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 29Jennie's Christmas Cards2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 30The Candlemaker's Destitute Daughter2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 31The Crofter's Daughter2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 32Glimmers of Hope2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
Catharine Dobbs books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Foundling Chronicles in order
4 booksStandalone books
28 books28 Catharine Dobbs titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Catharine Dobbs books in order?
You only need to read Catharine Dobbs books in order within the Foundling Chronicles series, which holds 4 of the 32 Catharine Dobbs books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Catharine Dobbs
Start with Emily's Story (2019), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Catharine Dobbs book?
Glimmers of Hope (2023) is the newest Catharine Dobbs book released so far.
Is there a new Catharine Dobbs book coming?
No next Catharine Dobbs book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Catharine Dobbs at a glance
- Paused
- No new Catharine Dobbs title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Catharine Dobbs books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most Catharine Dobbs books, 24 of 32, were published in the 2020s.
When Catharine Dobbs books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Catharine Dobbs titles appeared. 2020s was the most productive decade with 24 titles.
32 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.