Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor by R. D. Blackmore
"Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor" by R. D. Blackmore is a novel published in 1869. Set in seventeenth-century Devon and Somerset, it tells the story of John Ridd, a farmer whose father was murdered by the outlaw Doone clan. When John falls in love with Lorna, who appears to be a Doone, he faces an impossible choice between vengeance and devotion. Their romance unfolds against political upheaval and dangerous secrets about
Lorna's true identity, building toward a dramatic confrontation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge), 1825-1900 |
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| Title | Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorna_Doone |
| Note | There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #17460 |
| Credits | Produced by Donald Lainson; David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Monmouth's Rebellion, 1685 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Exmoor (England) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 840 |
| Release Date | Apr 27, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | Aug 7, 2019 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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