Lorna Doone in Around the World in 80 Books

May 09, 2010 Patty rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I wonder why people don't read this much. It's perfect for everyone. It's got hunting, fishing, farming, fighting, wrestling, witches, adventure, misadventure, villans, robbers, sucking mud pits, inpentetrable fog, mystery, chivalry, dasterdliness, history, eloquence, musicality, loyalty, fair maidens in distress, dashing heros, suspense, and romantic love. It doesn't challenge any conventions at all, but it certainly employees almost all of them. Even though the language gets sticky occassional ...more

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Jul 09, 2023 Johanne rated it really liked it

Shelves: books-over-500-pgs, classics, 2023-books

Lorna Doone is a rollicking good adventure story, set in the late 1600s in rural England. It was actually written in 1869, so an historical fiction at that time, although it’s billed as a romance. And it’s very romantic, in the more classic sense of the word. It was one of the most popular novels of its time and I’m not sure why it hasn’t retained as much popularity in the classics world as the works of some of Blackmore’s contemporaries.

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Apr 20, 2011 SarahC rated it it was amazing

This is a true classic historical novel. Written by Victorian author R. D. Blackmore, it was set during and immediately after the reign of Charles II of England. It is a story of rural Somerset and Devonshire, narrated by John Ridd, farmer and unofficial leader of the surrounding community.

It is full of elements of mystery, political intrigue, and the danger and conflict of living with local outlaws, who, by birth, seem above the law. The writing is continuously enchanting and entertaining. A va ...more

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