Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor

Lorna Doone, A Romance of Exmoor by R. D. Blackmore - is a novel by English author Richard Doddridge Blackmore, published in 1869. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the late 17th century in Devon and Somerset, particularly around the East Lyn Valley area of Exmoor. In 2003, the novel was listed on the BBC's survey The Big Read. John Ridd is the son of a respecta...