| Title: |
Lorna Doone |
| Author: |
R. D. Blackmore |
| ISBN: |
978-0-195863-20-8 |
| Genre: |
Adventure, Classics, Romance |
| Level: |
5 |
| Module: |
Getting along with others
Cultures of the world
Teenage life
Social issues
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Lorna Doone, a beautiful girl with soft white skin, grows up amongst a group of outlaws in the wild marshes of Exmoor in England. Her only friends are her faithful maid and her grandfather, Sir Ensor Doone. Sir Ensor is the leader of the outlaws and Lorna loves and fears him equally.
John Ridd, a brave and honest young man, is determined to avenge the death of his father. His father was murdered by the outlaws. John's struggle against these men leads him to discover the strange history of a diamond necklace.
Read this wonderful story and find out how the necklace is the key to Lorna's future and to her past.
R.D. Blackmore lived in the moors of southern England one hundred and fifty years ago. He wrote poetry and novels. Lorna Doone is his most famous novel.
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