Lorna Doone
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 h…
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Weitere Autoren: Allen, Michelle (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4406-2690-6
- EAN: 9781440626906
- Produktnummer: 17984173
- Verlag: Penguin Publishing Group
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
- Seitenangabe: 800 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'469 KB
Über den Autor
Richard Doddridge Blackmore (1825-1900) wrote more than a dozen novels, five books of poetry, and translated Virgil's Georgics.Michelle Allen teaches Victorian literature at the U.S. Naval Academy.
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