by R. D. Blackmore · Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780582534766
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«Lorna Doone» is the graded reader of the romantic novel by R. D. Blackmore, published by Addison-Wesley Longman in paperback (112 pages, in English).
John Ridd loses his father at the hands of the Doone clan, outlaws of Exmoor. Even so, he befriends Lorna Doone, granddaughter of the clan chief, and that forbidden bond becomes a love that defies the rivalry of their worlds. Set in 17th-century England, the story is offered in an adapted version for students of English.
The 1974 edition belongs to the New Method Supplementary Readers series, Stage 4 level, and is aimed at students of English (ESL).
For those learning English who want to start reading classics of English literature.
Richard Doddridge Blackmore, known as R. D. Blackmore, was one of the most famous English novelists of the second half of the nineteenth century. He won acclaim for vivid descriptions and personification of the countryside, sharing with Thomas Hardy a Western England background and a strong sense of regional setting in his works.
