by R. D. Blackmore · Peter Haddock Ltd · tapa dura · ISBN 9780710502230
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«Lorna Doone» is the romantic novel by R. D. Blackmore, published by Peter Haddock Ltd in hardcover (202 pages, in English).
Set in Exmoor, in the southwest of England, during the 17th century, it tells the story of John Ridd, a young farmer who swears to avenge himself on Carver Doone, the outlaw who murdered his father. In the Doone valley he meets Lorna, of the rival family, and falls in love with her: love, honor and justice in the midst of the Monmouth rebellion.
The novel was originally published in 1869 as «Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor». This edition belongs to the Priory Classics collection (series two).
For young readers approaching the classics of literature and fans of adventure and romance stories.
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.
