Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. He is just a boy when his father is slain by the doones, a lawless clan inhabiting wild exmoor on the border of somerset and devon. Find books like lorna doone from the worlds largest community of readers. I still rooted for lorna despite her annoying flawlessness. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Blackmore is a superb book for lovers of literature. Some of the passages are so exquisite that one returns to read them again. D and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Lorna fell across my knees when i was going to kiss her, as the bridegroom is allowed to do, and encouraged, if he needs it. Lorna doone a romance of exmoor 2 volumes in 1 by blackmore, r. But john ridd, the narratorsuitor is well aware of his own faults and more than makes up for lorna s perfection. Had never read this book before and was only sketchy on what the story was about. 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.
John riddell, a farmer lives in an area terrorised by the doone family tribe. Since it was first published in 1869, the novel has remained constantly in print. Page 52 lorna doone, she answered in a low voice, as if afraid of it, and hanging her head so that i could see only her forehead and eyelashes. Lorna doone, is for me, a step back in time to my home county, a place i love and a place i often feature within my own novels. Almost from the beginning it received great acclaim by many of blackmores contemporaries including robert louis stevenson, gerard manley hopkins, thomas hardy, and margaret oliphant. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Lorna doone has become a timeless classic, though blackmore originally had much difficulty in having it published. Book reading is made simple and easy where texts are displayed along with. The novel is set in 17thcentury exmoor, a remote area of devon, england, and concerns a virtuous and somewhat mysterious young woman who has been raised. It is all very straightforward, with the doones cast as upper class robbers, thieves and cut throat murderers one of them having killed johns father while he was still a child and the ordinary people the heroes and heroines with john chosen by. Blackmore has 105 books on goodreads with 32187 ratings. Apparently, blackmore invented the name lorna, possibly drawing on a scottish source. A romantic adventure story set in southwest england in the 1600s. Seized by curiosity and a sense of adventure, he makes his way to the valley of the doones, where he is. Lorna, it later transpires, isnt really a doone but a member of the scottish nobility real name countess lorna dugal. Beloved for its portrait of starcrossed lovers and its surpassing descriptions of the english countryside, lorna doone is r. Blackmore s lorna doone for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile. By richard doddridge blackmore illustrated and millions of other books are available for instant access. Blackmore 18251900 wrote more than a dozen novels, five books of poetry.
Apart from the story which is quite confronting at times the language is so beautiful. A romance of exmoor is a novel by english author richard doddridge blackmore, published in 1869. Blackmore, was one of the most famous english novelists of the second half of the. Lorna doone a romance of exmoor by blackmore richard d. A romance of exmoor, volume 2 by blackmore, richard doddridge isbn. Lorna doone, fictional heroine of the historical romance lorna doone 1869 by r. The novels ending is part tragic and yet both happy and melodramatic, and that comes as.
A romance of exmoor was written by rd blackmore and is set in exmoor national park. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. This novel is about many things, devotion, romance, adventure, greed and folly just to name a few. A romance of exmoor is a novel by english author richard doddridge. Lorna doone is the perenially popular story of how john ridd, a devon farmer, falls in love with the aristocratic lorna doone, kidnapped as a child by the outlaw doones of exmoor. Blackmore and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Lorna doone romance exmoor by blackmore abebooks passion for books. John meets lorna doone when he happens into the valley when they were both children, they fall in love and he becomes her champion, but for years they must meet in secret.
The worlds best reading first edition of this edition by r. Goodreads members who liked lorna doone also liked. Almost from the beginning it received great acclaim by many of blackmore s contemporaries including robert louis stevenson, gerard manley hopkins, thomas hardy, and margaret oliphant. A romance of exmoor the worlds best reading published 1995 by the readers digest association, inc. Lorna doone by blackmore abebooks passion for books. Richard doddridge blackmore 7 june 1825 20 january 1900, known as r.
First published in 1869, lorna doone is the story of john ridd, a farmer who. Blackmore, including first editions, signed copies, and sets in fine bindings of lorna 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 seventeenthcentury england. Lorna doone, a romance of exmoor by richard doddridge blackmore 1825 1900 00.
Lorna doone, the character, is a little too good to be truetolife. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. This work was reproduced from the original artifact. Lorna doone isnt a book with a blurred dividing line between good and evil and shades of grey. In 2003, the novel was listed on the bbcs survey the big read. Although richard blackmore has written this novel in firstperson narrative, thus depicting the defined sentiments of the gentle giant john ridd, he manages to convey others perspectives via dialogue. Initially published anonymously in 1869 in a limited three volume edition of just 500 copies, with just 300 being sold, but in 1870, it was released in a one volume edition and instantly became a huge critical and financial success.
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