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- Author: R.D. Blackmore
- Genre: Romance novel
- Publication Date: 1869
- Publisher: Penguin Classics
- Pages: 800
- ISBN 0143039326
- Adaptations: Movie, mini series
- Originally Published in three volumes
- Inspired a shortbread cookies of the same name
- Favorite book of outlaw Ned Kelly
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R.D. Blackmore takes us back to the 17th Century with his romance novel Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor, a story about false identity and forbidden love.
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Plot Synopsis
Kidnapped from her royal family as a child, Lorna Doone was raised by the Doone clan. John Ridd, the son of a respectable farmer that was murdered by a member of the Doone clan, meets Lorna and they fall in love, despite the fact that her family is responsible for his father's death.Critical Reception
"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." — Powell Books
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Lorna Doone on Amazon
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Lorna Doone; a Romance of Exmoor - $0.00
This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes w...Amazon
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Lorna Doone, A Romance of Exmoor - $24.99
The savage and powerful Doone family is feared and hated throughout the land for their marauding ways -- especially by John Ridd, whose father they killed. But then, amid the dange...Amazon
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Lorna Doone, Volume 1 - $27.99
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 ...Amazon
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Lorna Doone - $24.95
Star-crossed lovers, feuding family, royal plots, noble destinies, and salt-of-the-earth heroes. No wonder R.D. Blackmore's romantic classic has been a perennial favorite. Amelia...Amazon
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Lorna Doone Author Information
- Mahalo's Guide to R.D. Blackmore
- Wikipedia: R.D. Blackmore
- David Ford Nash's Royal Berkshire History: Richard Doddridge Blackmore Biography
- The Literature Network: R.D. Blackmore Profile and Online Texts
- Exmoor National Park: Richard Doddridge Blackmore and Exmoor
Lorna Doone Adaptations
- 1911: Lorna Doone
- 1915: Lorna Doone
- 1920: Lorna Doone
- 1922: Lorna Doone
- 1934: Lorna Doone
- 1951: Lorna Doone
- 1990: Lorna Doone
- 2000: Lorna Doone
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In bed eatin Lorna Doone cookies & orange juice watchin UndaCover Brother! -Marcia B.-
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