Lorna Doone, R.D. Blackmore
Lorna Doone, R.D. Blackmore
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Lorna Doone

Author: R.D. Blackmore

Narrator: Tim Gerard Reynolds

Unabridged: 29 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/15/2017

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Werner

This enduring 19th century classic (never out of print since it was first published) has been on my radar ever since I saw an old black-and-white film version of it as a kid; but my interest was really piqued by the 2000 BBC/A&E miniseries adaptation. (As it turns out, I would rate the fidelity of t......more

Goodreads review by Tea

Divan klasik, a po njemu je snimljen i dobar film... kako to samo Britanci umeju :)......more