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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 .
- Richard Doddridge Blackmore
- 1869
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.
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Mar 11, 2024 · Richard Blackmore, living at his father’s rectory at Oare knew of the legend of the Doones, and it inspired his historical novel Lorna Doone which was published first in 1869. It went on to become a national treasure, devoured by the nation’s readers on a huge scale.
Is 'Lorna Doone' based on a true story? Although 'Lorna Doone' is set in a real historical context, the characters and events are fictional. The novel is inspired by the notorious Doone clan, but the specific storyline and characters are creations of the author's imagination.
Lorna Doone. Quick Reference. A novel by R. D. Blackmore, published 1869. This celebrated story is set in the later 17th cent. on Exmoor, where an outlawed family, the Doones, and their retainers terrorize the surrounding countryside. They murder a farmer, father of the novel's hero, John Ridd.
Jun 7, 2023 · If you’re unsure about Lorna Doone, it’s an historical romance with its principals being the yeoman John Ridd, and Lorna Doone, a ‘beautiful maiden’, no less. The course of true love is not exactly certain; more circuitous.
The outlaw clan, the Doones of Bagworthy, occupy a part of Exmoor called the Doone Glen, where Lorna, the novel's heroine, has lived since her abduction as a child. John spends two brief...
