by R. D. Blackmore · Wordsworth Editions Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781853260766
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«Lorna Doone» is the historical adventure and romance novel by R. D. Blackmore, published by Wordsworth Editions Ltd in paperback (628 pages, in English).
Set in the south-west of England during the Monmouth Rebellion (1685), the novel follows young farmer John Ridd, determined to right the wrongs of his land and win the heart of Lorna Doone. The feared Doone family, given to raids, crosses his path: a story of adventure, revenge and love.
The novel was originally published in 1869 under the title «Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor». This Wordsworth Classics edition includes an introduction and notes by Pamela Knights.
A read for those who enjoy Victorian classics and stories of adventure and historical romance.
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.
