Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor
| Language | en |
|---|---|
| First published | 2006-04-27 |
| Rights | Public domain in the USA. |
| Gutenberg ID | #840 |
Description
"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. (This is an automatically generated summary.)