Lorna Doone

Blackmore, R. D.

ISBN 10: 1853260762 / ISBN 13: 9781853260766

Editore: Wordsworth Editions, Limited, 1993

Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Codice articolo GRP9171710

Riassunto:

With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Pamela Knights, Department of English Studies, Durham University.

Lorna Doone, a Romance of Exmoor is an historical novel of high adventure set in the South West of England during the turbulent time of Monmouth's rebellion (1685).

It is also a moving love story told through the life of the young farmer John Ridd, as he grows to manhood determined to right the wrongs in his land, and to win the heart and hand of the beautiful Lorna Doone.

Continuously in print since its first publication in 1869, Lorna Doone has remained perennially popular with a wide readership ever since.

L'autore:

One of the most famous English novelists of his generation, Richard Doddridge Blackmore was born on June 9th 1825 at Longworth, Berkshire. The son of a clergyman, he was educated at Blundell's School, Tiverton and at Exeter College, Oxford.

Blackmore studied law and was called to the bar. However, he suffered from epilepsy and was forced to live in difficult circumstances for some years until, unexpectedly, he came into a considerable fortune. He settled down at Teddington and dedicated his life to fruit-growing and writing.

In 1869, his third novel Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor, brought him fame. His subsequent thirteen novels never reached such heights of popularity, and are now largely forgotten. He died in Teddington in 1900.

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Titolo: Lorna Doone
Casa editrice: Wordsworth Editions, Limited
Data di pubblicazione: 1993
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Good