Lorna Doone (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Blackmore, R. D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143039326 ISBN 13: 9780143039327

Verlag: Penguin Classics, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

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. Seized by curiosity and a sense of adventure, he makes his way to the valley of the Doones, where he is discovered by the beautiful Lorna. In time their childish fantasies blossom into mature love-a bond that will inspire John to rescue his beloved from the ravages of a stormy winter, rekindling a conflict with his archrival, Carver Doone, that climaxes in heartrending violence. Beloved for its portrait of star-crossed lovers and its surpassing descriptions of the English countryside, Lorna Doone is R. D. Blackmore's enduring masterpiece.

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RICHARD DODDRIDGE BLACKMORE (1825-1900) Although he wrote a number of novels, the one which has survived to become an undoubted classic is Lorna Doone.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Penguin Classics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0143039326
• ISBN 13: 9780143039327
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 752
• Herausgeber: Allen Michelle, Madison R. D.
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