Lorna Doone

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.

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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