![]() ![]() ![]() His life is complicated, however, when he falls in Love at First Sight with Lorna Doone, the beautiful and kind-hearted "princess" of the clan, who lives as a sheltered prisoner of the Doones, leading to a secret romance beginning between them. For numerous reasons (including the complicated religious politics between the King and the aristocracy at the time) the authorities are either unwilling or unable to intervene, and incensed by the injustice Ridd naturally swears vengeance. His father is murdered by the Doones, a clan of disgraced aristocrats turned bandits who rampage across Exmoor, terrorising who they may with near-impunity. It tells the tale of John Ridd, a freeholder in The West Country during the dying days of the reign of Charles II, and his struggles in love and war. Blackmore in 1869, and the book for which he is most well-known today. Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor is a classic romantic adventure novel written by R. What do I see of earth or heaven, without thinking of her? ![]()
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