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Lorna Doone

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Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore. 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.

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Table of contents Table of Contents PREFACE CHAPTER I. ELEMENTS OF EDUCATION CHAPTER II. AN IMPORTANT ITEM CHAPTER III. THE WAR-PATH OF THE DOONES CHAPTER IV. A VERY RASH VISIT CHAPTER V. AN ILLEGAL SETTLEMENT CHAPTER VI. NECESSARY PRACTICE CHAPTER VII. HARD IT IS TO CLIMB CHAPTER VIII. A BOY AND A GIRL CHAPTER IX. THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME CHAPTER X. A BRAVE RESCUE AND A ROUGH RIDE CHAPTER XI. TOM DESERVES HIS SUPPER CHAPTER XII. A MAN JUSTLY POPULAR CHAPTER XIII. MASTER HUCKABACK COMES IN CHAPTER XIV. A MOTION WHICH ENDS IN A MULL CHAPTER XV. MASTER HUCKABACK FAILS OF WARRANT CHAPTER XVI. LORNA GROWING FORMIDABLE CHAPTER XVII. JOHN IS CLEARLY BEWITCHED CHAPTER XVIII. WITCHERY LEADS TO WITCHCRAFT CHAPTER XIX. ANOTHER DANGEROUS INTERVIEW CHAPTER XX. LORNA BEGINS HER STORY CHAPTER XXI. LORNA ENDS HER STORY CHAPTER XXII. A LONG SPRING MONTH CHAPTER XXIII. A ROYAL INVITATION CHAPTER XXIV. A SAFE PASS FOR KING'S MESSENGER CHAPTER XXV. A GREAT MAN ATTENDS TO BUSINESS CHAPTER XXVI. JOHN IS DRAINED AND CAST ASIDE CHAPTER XXVII. HOME AGAIN AT LAST CHAPTER XXVIII. JOHN HAS HOPE OF LORNA CHAPTER XXIX. REAPING LEADS TO REVELLING CHAPTER XXX. ANNIE GETS THE BEST OF IT CHAPTER XXXI. JOHN FRY'S ERRAND CHAPTER XXXII. FEEDING OF THE PIGS CHAPTER XXXIII. AN EARLY MORNING CALL CHAPTER XXXIV. TWO NEGATIVES MAKE AN AFFIRMATIVE CHAPTER XXXV. RUTH IS NOT LIKE LORNA CHAPTER XXXVI. JOHN RETURNS TO BUSINESS CHAPTER XXXVII. A VERY DESPERATE VENTURE CHAPTER XXXVIII. A GOOD TURN FOR JEREMY CHAPTER XXXIX. TROUBLED STATE AND A FOOLISH JOKE CHAPTER XL. TWO FOOLS TOGETHER CHAPTER XLI. COLD COMFORT CHAPTER XLII. THE GREAT WINTER CHAPTER XLIII. NOT TOO SOON CHAPTER XLIV. BROUGHT HOME AT LAST CHAPTER XLV. A CHANGE LONG NEEDED CHAPTER XLVI. SQUIRE FAGGUS MAKES SOME LUCKY HITS CHAPTER XLVII. JEREMY IN DANGER CHAPTER XLVIII. EVERY MAN MUST DEFEND HIMSELF CHAPTER XLIX. MAIDEN SENTINELS ARE BEST CHAPTER L. A MERRY MEETING A SAD ONE CHAPTER LI. A VISIT FROM THE COUNSELLOR CHAPTER LII. THE WAY TO MAKE THE CREAM RISE CHAPTER LIII. JEREMY FINDS OUT SOMETHING CHAPTER LIV. MUTUAL DISCOMFITURE CHAPTER LV. GETTING INTO CHANCERY CHAPTER LVI. JOHN BECOMES TOO POPULAR CHAPTER LVII. LORNA KNOWS HER NURSE CHAPTER LVIII. MASTER HUCKABACK'S SECRET CHAPTER LIX. LORNA GONE AWAY CHAPTER LX. ANNIE LUCKIER THAN JOHN CHAPTER LXI. THEREFORE HE SEEKS COMFORT CHAPTER LXII. THE KING MUST NOT BE PRAYED FOR CHAPTER LXIII. JOHN IS WORSTED BY THE WOMEN CHAPTER LXIV. s*******r IN THE MARSHES CHAPTER LXV. FALLING AMONG LAMBS CHAPTER LXVI. SUITABLE DEVOTION CHAPTER LXVII. LORNA STILL IS LORNA CHAPTER LXVIII. JOHN IS JOHN NO LONGER CHAPTER LXIX. NOT TO BE PUT UP WITH CHAPTER LXX. COMPELLED TO VOLUNTEER CHAPTER LXXI. A LONG ACCOUNT SETTLED CHAPTER LXXII. THE COUNSELLOR AND THE CARVER CHAPTER LXXIII. HOW TO GET OUT OF CHANCERY CHAPTER LXXIV. BLOOD UPON THE ALTAR CHAPTER LXXV. LIFE AND LORNA COME AGAIN A Romance of Exmoor By R. D. Blackmore

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