# Lorna Doone

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- Authors: [R. D. Blackmore](https://www.bookquiver.com/r-d-blackmore)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2006-09-28

## Description

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 Somerset and Devon. Seized by curiosity and a sense of adventure, he makes his way to the valley of the Doones, where he is discovered by the beautiful Lorna. In time their childish fantasies blossom into mature love-a bond that will inspire John to rescue his beloved from the ravages of a stormy winter, rekindling a conflict with his archrival, Carver Doone, that climaxes in heartrending violence. Beloved for its portrait of star-crossed lovers and its surpassing descriptions of the English countryside, Lorna Doone is R. D. Blackmore's enduring masterpiece.

## Editions

### Lorna Doone

- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4303-932-7
- Pages: 752
- Published: 2006-09-28
- Language: en_GB