Lorna Doone by R D Blackmore
This tale of romance and revenge is atmospherically situated in the brooding and evocative setting of Exmoor. Blackmore transports us back to the 17th century where the infamous Doone clan preside over the region, imposing their whims and callously removing anyone who stands in their way.Richard Doddridge Blackmore was an English novelist who lived from 1825 to 1900. Blackmore was the son of an Anglican curate and was born in Longworth, Berkshire. Blackmore was reared by his aunt for some years after his mother died of typhus before returning to live with his father in Exmoor's rural countryside. As a classics student, he excelled and was awarded a scholarship to Exeter College, Oxford, from which he graduated in 1847. While working on his debut novel, Blackmore worked as a tutor before changing careers and enrolling in law school.
But, due to ill health, he returned to teaching and eventually moved to Teddington, a riverside town, with his wife and children. He devoted himself to his work there, and his most successful novel, Lorna Doone: A Tale of Exmoor (1869), was a huge hit. Blackmore spent the rest of his life at Gomer House in Teddington, where he is buried next to his loving wife Lucy. He was a pioneering author whose work inspired Robert Louis Stevenson and Thomas Hardy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140350210 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140350217 |
| Title | Lorna Doone |
| Author | R D Blackmore |
| Series | Puffin Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Year published | 1984-07-26 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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