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Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor
R. D. Blackmore
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Description for Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor
Paperback. Editor(s): Shuttleworth, Sally. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 720 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 486.
'Every woman clutched her child, and every man turned pale at the very name of "Doone"' John Ridd, an unsophisticated farmer, falls in love with the beautiful and aristocratic Lorna Doone, kidnapped as a child by the outlaw Doones on Exmoor. Ridd's rivalry with the villainous Carver Doone reaches a dramatic climax that will determine Lorna's future happiness. First published in 1869, Lorna Doone was praised by R. L. Stevenson and Thomas Hardy and has remained constantly in print. The novel has many aspects: it is a romance; a historical novel set at the time of the ... Read more
'Every woman clutched her child, and every man turned pale at the very name of "Doone"' John Ridd, an unsophisticated farmer, falls in love with the beautiful and aristocratic Lorna Doone, kidnapped as a child by the outlaw Doones on Exmoor. Ridd's rivalry with the villainous Carver Doone reaches a dramatic climax that will determine Lorna's future happiness. First published in 1869, Lorna Doone was praised by R. L. Stevenson and Thomas Hardy and has remained constantly in print. The novel has many aspects: it is a romance; a historical novel set at the time of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Weight
494g
Number of Pages
720
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199537594
SKU
V9780199537594
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About R. D. Blackmore
SS is Lecturer in the School of English at the University of Sheffield
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