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'Every woman clutched her child, and every man turned pale at the very name of "Doone"'

First published in 1869, Lorna Doone is the story of John Ridd, a farmer who finds love amid the religious and social turmoil of seventeenth-century England. He is just a boy when his father is slain by the Doones, a lawless clan inhabiting wild Exmoor on the border of... Read Full Overview

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Illustrated About Lorna Doone by Richard Doddridge Blackmore Lorna Doone is a novel by English author Richard Blackmore. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters... Read Full Overview

One of the best books of all time, R.D. Blackmore's Lorna Doone . If you haven't read this classic already, then you're missing out - read Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore today!

Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor (1869) is a novel by Richard Doddridge Blackmore. Praised by some of Victian England's leading authors, including Robert Louis Stevenson, George Gissing, and Thomas Hardy, Lorna Doone was published anonymously and sold poorly... Read Full Overview

R. D. Blackmore's "Lorna Doone" is a captivating blend of romance and adventure, set against the lush backdrop of the Exmoor moors in 17th-century England. Blackmore employs a rich, descriptive literary style, immersing readers in the vivid landscapes and the lives of his characters... Read Full Overview

Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor is a novel by English author Richard Doddridge Blackmore, published in 1869. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the late 17th century in Devon and Somerset, particularly around the East Lyn Valley area of Exmoor... Read Full Overview

Lorna Doone, a Romance of Exmoor is an historical novel of high adventure set in the South West of England during the turbulent time of Monmouth's rebellion (1685).