Kit and Kitty

Richard Doddridge Blackmore, often known as R.D. Blackmore, was an eminent English novelist of the Victorian era renowned for his romantic and historical novels. Born on June 7, 1825, in Longworth, Berkshire, Blackmore was an ardent scholar and a devout classicist. He was educated at Blundell's School and Exeter College, Oxford, before embarking on a brief career as a lawyer. However, his true pas...