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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lorna_DooneLorna Doone - Wikipedia

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   Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor is a novel by English author Richard Doddridge Blackmore, published in 1869. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the late 17th century in Devon and Somerset, particularly around the East Lyn Valley area of Exmoor.

   • Author: Richard Doddridge Blackmore

   • Publish Year: 1869

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3. www.nationaltrust.org.uk › visit › devonLorna Doone Valley | Devon | National Trust

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   2 days ago · Things to do in Lorna Doone Valley. Discover this hidden valley in Exmoor, made famous by R.D. Blackmore in his novel Lorna Doone and home to a wide variety of wildlife such as red deer and Exmoor ponies. Spotlight events.

4. www.goodreads.com › book › showLorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore | Goodreads

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   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.

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6. www.britannica.com › topic › Lorna-Doone-fictionalLorna Doone | fictional character | Britannica

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   Lorna Doone, fictional heroine of the historical romance Lorna Doone (1869) by R.D. Blackmore. The novel is set in 17th-century Exmoor, a remote area of Devon, England, and concerns a virtuous and somewhat mysterious young woman who has been raised by bandits who abducted her when she was young.

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7. www.nationaltrust.org.uk › visit › devonVisiting Lorna Doone Valley │ Devon | National Trust

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   Find the abandoned medieval village along Badgworthy Water the fictional home of the feared “Doones”. Discover Waterslide the waterfall where the hero John Ridd meets Lorna Doone for the first time. Explore the heather covered valleys of Exmoor, vast moorland landscapes and ancient woodland.

8. www.britannica.com › topic › Lorna-Doone-by-BlackmoreLorna Doone | Victorian Romance, Classic Novel, Devon Setting

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   Lorna Doone, historical romance by R.D. Blackmore, published in 1869. Set in the wilds of Exmoor (northern Devonshire, Eng.) during the late 17th century, the novel concerns the adventurous life of the yeoman John Ridd and the circuitous course of his love for Lorna Doone, a beautiful maiden.

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   What is Lorna Doone about?

   • 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.

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   Where is Lorna Doone in Exmoor?

   • Explore the Lorna Doone Valley in Exmoor, made famous by R.D. Blackmore in his novel Lorna Doone, which was set here. Readers of the novel will be familiar with the locations in the book and it’s also home to a wide variety of wildlife.

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   Is Lorna Doone based on a true story?

   • Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor is a novel by English author Richard Doddridge Blackmore, published in 1869. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the late 17th century in Devon and Somerset, particularly around the East Lyn Valley area of Exmoor. In 2003, the novel was listed on the BBC's survey The Big Read.

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   Where can I find Lorna Doone & John Ridd?

   • Find the abandoned medieval village along Badgworthy Water the fictional home of the feared “Doones”. Discover Waterslide the waterfall where the hero John Ridd meets Lorna Doone for the first time. Explore the heather covered valleys of Exmoor, vast moorland landscapes and ancient woodland.

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10. www.cnp.org.uk › blog › the-real-badgworthy-150The real Badgworthy: 150 years of Lorna Doone - Campaign for ...

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    Mar 11, 2024 · In Lorna Doone, RD Blackmore set his isolated and lonely Doone village in a hidden valley high on the moor. Here archaeology and romantic fiction meet face to face. Celebrate 150 years of Lorna Doone!