Christowell. A Dartmoor Tale

Richard Doddridge Blackmore, commonly known as R.D. Blackmore, was an eminent English novelist of the nineteenth century renowned for his romantic and adventurous novels set amidst the wild landscapes of the Devon countryside. Born on June 7, 1825, Blackmore was a pioneering figure in the pastoral romance genre, weaving quintessential expressions of Victorian values with vivid descriptions of rura...