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R.D. Blackmore

Born

in Longworth, Berkshire, England

June 07, 1825

Died

December 13, 1901

Genre

Literature & Fiction

Influences

Jane Austen, Sir Walter Scott

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Richard Doddridge Blackmore, referred to most commonly as R.D. Blackmore, was one of the most famous English novelists of his generation. Over the course of his career, Blackmore achieved a close following around the world. He won literary merit and acclaim for his vivid descriptions and personification of the countryside, sharing with Thomas Hardy a Western England background and a strong sense of regional setting in his works.[1] Noted for his eye for and sympathy with nature, critics of the time described this as one of the most striking features of his writings.

Blackmore, a popular novelist of the second half of the nineteenth century, often referred to as the "Last Victorian", acted as pioneer of the new romantic movement in fiction th ...more

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Average rating: 3.73 · 17,109 ratings · 949 reviews · 155 distinct works • Similar authors

	Lorna Doone 3.73 avg rating — 16,304 ratings — published 1869 — 1106 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor, Volume I 4.10 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2006 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clara Vaughan 3.55 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1864 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Maid of Sker 3.65 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1872 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mary Anerley: a Yorkshire Tale 3.72 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1880 — 118 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Springhaven: A Tale of the Great War 3.59 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1887 — 121 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lorna Doone a Romance of Exmoor, Volume II 3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2006 — 55 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clara Vaughan, Volume I of III really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2012 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slain by the Doones 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1895	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Perlycross 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1894 — 90 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“...because I rant not, neither rave of what I feel, can you be so shallow as to dream that I feel nothing? ”
― R.D. Blackmore, Lorna Doone

tags: introverts

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“May be we are not such fools as we look. But though we be, we are well content, so long as we may be two fools together.”
― R.D. Blackmore, Lorna Doone

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“It seemed to me that if the lawyers failed to do their duty, they ought to pay people for waiting upon them, instead of making them pay for it.”
― Richard Doddridge Blackmore, Lorna Doone

tags: law

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2nd Quarter (April - June) 2024 Long Read Poll

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, 1868, 1392 pages

91 votes, 48.4%

The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman, 1962, 658 pages

23 votes, 12.2%

Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore, 1869, 800 pages

21 votes, 11.2%

A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, 1995, 624 pages

19 votes, 10.1%

A Dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin, 1791, 599 pages

16 votes, 8.5%

Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks, 1998, 758 pages

12 votes, 6.4%

Gone To Soldiers: A Novel by Marge Piercy, 1987, 651 pages

6 votes, 3.2%

188 total votes

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