Lorna Doone (Longman Classics Series)

by D . K . Swan (Editor), R.D.Blackmore (Author), Michael West (Editor), Dorothee Anderson (Editor)

• Used

  Paperback
  1991

  $22.18

  This is a Stage 4 title in a series which contains some of the best classic stories retold in English. The series is graded in four stages: Stage 1 - 500-word vocabulary, Stage 2 - 750, Stage 3 - 1300, Stage 4 - 1800. Each book includes an introduction to the author and story, a glossary of new words and exercise material (comprehension and discussion questions). The series should also be of interest to children and to readers who have learning difficulties.

• Used

  Paperback
  1993

  $3.42

  With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Pamela Knights, Department of English Studies, Durham University. Lorna Doone, a Romance of Exmoor is an historical novel of high adventure set in the South West of England during the turbulent time of Monmouth's rebellion (1685). It is also a moving love story told through the life of the young farmer John Ridd, as he grows to manhood determined to right the wrongs in his land, and to win the heart and hand of the beautiful Lorna Doone. Continuously in print since its first publication in 1869, Lorna Doone has remained perennially popular with a wide readership ever since.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1997

  $3.42

• New

  Paperback
  2006

  $14.87

  First published in 1869, Lorna Doone is the story of John Ridd, a farmer who finds love amid the religious and social turmoil of seventeenth-century England. He is just a boy when his father is slain by the Doones, a lawless clan inhabiting wild Exmoor on the border of Somerset and Devon. Seized by curiosity and a sense of adventure, he makes his way to the valley of the Doones, where he is discovered by the beautiful Lorna. In time their childish fantasies blossom into mature love - a bond that will inspire John to rescue his beloved from the ravages of a stormy winter, rekindling a conflict with his archrival, Carver Doone, that climaxes in heartrending violence. Beloved for its portrait of star-crossed lovers and its surpassing descriptions of the English countryside, Lorna Doone is R.D. Blackmore's enduring masterpiece.