Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge) (1825–1900).
Catalogue synopsis
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"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.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor
- Author credits: Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge) (1825–1900)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Exmoor (England) -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Love stories
- Monmouth's Rebellion, 1685 -- Fiction
Gutenberg collections
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Historical Novels
- Category: Romance
- Historical Fiction
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