PC Lorna Doone

Blackmore, R D

£9.99

The savage and powerful Doone family are feared and hated throughout the land for their marauding ways – and more than most by John Ridd, whose father they killed. But then he meets Lorna, and determines to rescue her from her evil family.

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Publish Date: 28/09/2006
ISBN: 9780143039327 Category: Tags: ,

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.

Additional information

Weight 647 g
Dimensions 198 × 131 × 45 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

750

Language

English

Edition

New Edition

Dewey

823.8 (edition:22)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K