Lorna Doone
First edition title page | |
| Author | R. D. Blackmore |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Published | 1869 |
| Publisher | Sampson Low, Son, & Marston |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Text | Lorna Doone online |
Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor is a novel by R. D. Blackmore, first published in three volumes in London in 1869. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the late 17th century in Devon and Somerset, particularly around the East Lyn Valley area of Exmoor. In 2003, the novel was listed on the BBC's survey The Big Read.