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Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor

By R. D. Blackmore

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Cover: Dunkery Beacon Fire, illustration from Lorna Doone (1888 edition), wood engraving by Unknown illustrator (19th century) · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (published 1888)

Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor is a historical 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.

Summary source: Wikipedia: Lorna Doone · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Table of contents

  1. 1: Elements of Education
  2. 2: An Important Item
  3. 3: The War-Path of the Doones
  4. 4: A Very Rash Visit
  5. 5: An Illegal Settlement
  6. 6: Necessary Practice
  7. 7: Hard It Is to Climb
  8. 8: A Boy and a Girl
  9. 9: There Is No Place Like Home
  10. 10: A Brave Rescue and a Rough Ride
  11. 11: Tom Deserves His Supper
  12. 12: A Man Justly Popular
  13. 13: Master Huckaback Comes in
  14. 14: A Motion Which Ends in a Mull
  15. 15: Quo Warranto?
  16. 16: Lorna Growing Formidable
  17. 17: John Is Bewitched
  18. 18: Witchery Leads to Witchcraft
  19. 19: Another Dangerous Interview
  20. 20: Lorna Begins Her Story
  21. 21: Lorna Ends Her Story
  22. 22: Chapter 22
  23. 23: A Royal Invitation
  24. 24: A Safe Pass for King's Messenger
  25. 25: A Great Man Attends to Business
  26. 26: John Is Drained and Cast Aside
  27. 27: Home Again at Last
  28. 28: John Has Hope of Lorna
  29. 29: Reaping Leads to Revelling
  30. 30: Annie Gets the Best of It
  31. 31: John Fry's Errand
  32. 32: Feeding of the Pigs
  33. 33: An Early Morning Call
  34. 34: Two Negatives Make an Affirmative
  35. 35: Ruth Is Not Like Lorna
  36. 36: John Returns to Business
  37. 37: A Very Desperate Venture
  38. 38: A Good Turn for Jeremy
  39. 39: A Troubled State and a Foolish Joke
  40. 40: Two Fools Together
  41. 41: Cold Comfort
  42. 42: The Great Winter
  43. 43: Not Too Soon
  44. 44: Brought Home at Last
  45. 45: A Change Long Needed
  46. 46: Squire Faggus Makes Some Lucky Hits
  47. 47: Jeremy in Danger
  48. 48: Every Man Must Defend Himself
  49. 49: Maiden Sentinels Are Best
  50. 50: A Merry Meeting a Sad One
  51. 51: A Visit from the Counsellor
  52. 52: The Way to Make the Cream Rise
  53. 53: Jeremy Finds Out Something
  54. 54: Mutual Discomfiture
  55. 55: Getting into Chancery
  56. 56: John Becomes Too Popular
  57. 57: Lorna Knows Her Nurse
  58. 58: Master Huckaback's Secret
  59. 59: Lorna Gone Away
  60. 60: Annie Luckier Than John
  61. 61: Therefore He Seeks Comfort
  62. 62: The King Must Not Be Prayed for
  63. 63: John Is Worsted by the Women
  64. 64: Slaughter in the Marshes
  65. 65: Falling Among Lambs
  66. 66: Suitable Devotion
  67. 67: Lorna Still Is Lorna
  68. 68: John Is John No Longer
  69. 69: Not to Be Put Up with
  70. 70: Compelled to Volunteer
  71. 71: A Long Account Settled
  72. 72: The Counsellor and the Carver
  73. 73: How to Get Out of Chancery
  74. 74: Blood upon the Altar
  75. 75: Give Away the Grandeur