Lorna Doone, a Romance of Exmoor: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Lorna Doone, a Romance of Exmoor, credited to Richard Doddridge Blackmore, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Lorna Doone, A Romance of Exmoor, by Richard Doddridge Blackmore "If anybody cares to read a simple tale told simply" ... thus opens Lorna Doone, one of the best love stories ever written. The novel has inspired at least ten movies and mini-series. "John (in West Country dialect this is pronounced Jan) Ridd is the son of a respectable farmer who was murdered in cold blood by a member of the notorious Doone clan, a once-noble family now living in the isolated Doone Valley. Battling his desire for revenge, John also grows into a respectable farmer and continues to take good care of his mother and two sisters. He falls hopelessly in love with Lorna, a girl he meets quite by accident, who turns out to be not only the granddaughter of Sir Ensor Doone (lord of the Doones), but destined to marry (against her will) the impetuous, menacing, and now jealous heir of the Doone Valley, Carver Doone. Carver will let nothing get in the way of his marriage to Lorna, which he plans to force upon her once Sir Ensor dies and he comes into his inheritance". Summary from Wikipedia, revised by Stav Nisser.

Recording facts

• Recording title: Lorna Doone, a Romance of Exmoor
• Author credits: Richard Doddridge Blackmore
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 76
• Listed recording duration: 27:39:56

Catalogue topics

• fiction
• romance
• lorna
• doone
• blackmore
• audio books

Opening tracks: first 24 of 76

1. 00 - Preface — 1:38
2. 01 - Elements Of Education — 11:13
3. 02 - An Important Item — 20:05
4. 03 - The Warpath Of The Doones — 27:10
5. 04 - A Very Rash Visit — 19:03
6. 05 - An Illegal Settlement — 14:50
7. 06 - Necessary Practice — 17:01
8. 07 - Hard It Is To Climb — 25:52
9. 08 - A Boy And A Girl — 16:48
10. 09 - There Is No Place Like Home — 15:31
11. 10 - A Brave Rescue And A Rough Ride — 21:28
12. 11 - Tom Deserves His Supper — 21:28
13. 12 - A Man Justly Popular — 24:43
14. 13 - Master Huckaback Comes In — 22:21
15. 14 - A Motion Which Ends In A Mull — 11:22
16. 15 - Master Huckaback Fails Of Warrant — 24:16
17. 16 - Lorna Grows Formidable — 12:45
18. 17 - John Is Clearly Bewitched — 17:06
19. 18 - Witchery Leads To Witchcraft — 11:25
20. 19 - Another Dangerous Interview — 15:21
21. 20 - Lorna Begins Her Story — 17:24
22. 21 - Lorna Ends Her Story — 21:02
23. 22 - A Long Spring Month — 17:23
24. 23 - A Royal Invitation — 23:01

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