Lorna Doone (Puffin Classics) - Softcover
The tale of the beautiful Lorna, who was kidnapped by the Doones, a band of outlaws who terrorise Exmoor. Lorna yearns to be back with her family. Can yeoman farmer John Ridd, who is captivated by her beauty, help her to achieve her wish?
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One of the most famous English novelists of his generation, Richard Doddridge Blackmore was born on June 9th 1825 at Longworth, Berkshire. The son of a clergyman, he was educated at Blundell's School, Tiverton and at Exeter College, Oxford.
Blackmore studied law and was called to the bar. However, he suffered from epilepsy and was forced to live in difficult circumstances for some years until, unexpectedly, he came into a considerable fortune. He settled down at Teddington and dedicated his life to fruit-growing and writing.
In 1869, his third novel Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor, brought him fame. His subsequent thirteen novels never reached such heights of popularity, and are now largely forgotten. He died in Teddington in 1900.
The savage and powerful Doone family are hated throughout the land for their marauding ways, especially by John Ridd, whose father they killed. However, amid the dangers of the Monmouth Rebellion, John meets Lorna and determines to rescue her from her evil family and the perils of civil war.
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- PublisherPuffin Classics
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0140367071
- ISBN 13 9780140367072
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages336
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