Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone
Cover of an illustrated 1893 edition of Lorna Doone
1893 edition
AuthorR. D. Blackmore
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
Published1869
PublisherSampson Low, Son, & Marston
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
TextLorna Doone online

Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor is an 1869 novel by the English author R. D. Blackmore. 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.[1]

  1. ^ "BBC – The Big Read". BBC. April 2003, Retrieved 1 December 2012