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Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor

Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor

by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge), 1825-1900

BookID: 17460

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Historical fictionMonmouth's Rebellion, 1685 -- FictionLove storiesExmoor (England) -- Fiction

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"Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor" by R. D. Blackmore is a novel published in 1869. Set in 17th-century Devon and Somerset, it follows John Ridd, a farmer whose father was murdered by the outlaw Doone clan. When John falls in love with Lorna, who appears to be a Doone, he faces an impossible choice between vengeance and devotion. As secrets about Lorna's true identity emerge and political rebellion sweeps England, their love confronts deadly obstacles that threaten to destroy them both. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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