Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor

by R. D. Blackmore · audio summary, about 10 min

In seventeenth-century Exmoor, honest yeoman John Ridd falls in love with Lorna Doone, a noble maiden held captive by a ferocious clan of outlaws. To win her hand, John must protect his family farm, survive bloody raids, and face the lethal Carver Doone.

Key ideas

• Love and devotion endure across social divides and ancestral hatred.
• Honest rural labor and justice triumph over lawless tyranny and robbery.
• Quiet hearth-side life holds far greater worth than courtly titles and grandeur.

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