Lorna Doone : a romance of Exmoor

Lorna Doone A romance of Exmoor

R. D. Blackmore, 1825-1900

Book - 2005

In seventeenth-century England, John Ridd returns home to Exmoor and forms a forbidden but enduring friendship with Lorna Doone, the granddaughter of the head of the outlaw Doone clan responsible for the death of John's father.

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Subjects
Monmouth's Rebellion, 1685 > Fiction.
Murder victims' families > Fiction.
Kidnapping victims > Fiction.
Outlaws > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Exmoor (England) > Fiction.
Published
New York : Penguin Books 2005.
Language
English
Main Author
R. D. Blackmore, 1825-1900 (-)
Other Authors
R. D. Madison (-), Michelle Elizabeth Allen
Physical Description
xxxv, 750 p. ; 20 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxix]-xl) and index.
ISBN
9780143039327
  • Chronology
  • Introduction
  • Acknowledgments
  • Suggestions for Further Reading
  • A Note on the Text
  • Map
  • Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor
  • Preface to the Sixth Edition (1873)
  • Preface to the Twentieth Edition (1882)
  • Preface to Putnam's Exmoor Edition (1890)
  • Preface to Harper's Edition (1890)
  • Volume I.
  • Preface
  • I. Elements of Education
  • II. An Important Item
  • III. The War-path of the Doones
  • IV. A very Rash Visit
  • V. An Illegal Settlement
  • VI. Necessary Practice
  • VII. Hard it is to Climb
  • VIII. A Boy and a Girl
  • IX. There is no Place like Home
  • X. A Brave Rescue, and a Rough Ride
  • XI. Tom deserves his Supper
  • XII. A Man justly Popular
  • XIII. Master Huckaback comes in
  • XIV. A Motion which ends in a Mull
  • XV. Master Huckaback fails of Warrant
  • XVI. Lorna growing formidable
  • XVII. John is clearly Bewitched
  • XVIII. Witchery leads to Witch-craft
  • XIX. Another Dangerous Interview
  • XX. Lorna begins her Story
  • XXI. Lorna ends her Story
  • XXII. A Long Spring Month
  • XXIII. A Royal Invitation
  • XXIV. A Safe Pass for King's Messenger
  • XXV. A Great Man attends to Business
  • XXVI. John is drained, and cast aside
  • XXVII. Home again at last
  • XXVIII. John has Hope of Lorna
  • Volume II.
  • I. Reaping leads to Revelling
  • II. Annie gets the Best of it
  • III. John Fry's Errand
  • IV. Feeding of the Pigs
  • V. An Early Morning Call
  • VI. Two Negatives make an Affirmative
  • VII. Ruth is not like Lorna
  • VIII. John returns to Business
  • IX. A very desperate Venture
  • X. A Good Turn for Jeremy
  • XI. A troubled State, and a foolish Joke
  • XII. Two Fools together
  • XIII. Cold Comfort
  • XIV. The Great Winter
  • XV. Not too Soon
  • XVI. Brought Home at last
  • XVII. A Change long needed
  • XVIII. Squire Faggus makes some lucky Hits
  • XIX. Jeremy in Danger
  • XX. Every Man must defend Himself
  • XXI. Maiden Sentinels are best
  • XXII. A Merry Meeting a Sad One
  • XXIII. A Visit from the Counsellor
  • XXIV. The Way to make the Cream rise
  • Volume III.
  • I. Jeremy finds out Something
  • II. Mutual Discomfiture
  • III. Getting into Chancery
  • IV. John becomes too Popular
  • V. Lorna knows her Nurse
  • VI. Master Huckaback's Secret
  • VII. Lorna gone away
  • VIII. Annie Luckier than John
  • IX. Therefore he seeks Comfort
  • X. The King must not be prayed for
  • XI. John is worsted by the Women
  • XII. Slaughter in the Marshes
  • XIII. Falling among Lambs
  • XIV. Suitable Devotion
  • XV. Lorna still is Lorna
  • XVI. John is John no longer
  • XVII. Not to be put up with
  • XVIII. Compelled to Volunteer
  • XIX. A Long Account Settled
  • XX. The Counsellor and the Carver
  • XXI. How to get out of Chancery
  • XXII. Driven beyond Endurance
  • XXIII. Life and Lorna come again
  • Appendix A. A Note on Blackmore's Revision

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