'But who are you? I've never seen anyone like you before. My name's
John Ridd. What's your name?'
'Lorna Doone.'
Doone! To me, the name was terrible! She was one of the Doones who
had killed my father. But her voice touched my heart and I could not hate
her. Her beautiful hair fell down onto her shoulders. There were lights and
shadows in her eyes, like sunlight in a deep forest.
In 1673, in a high, wild valley, a farmer's son called John Ridd
meets a gentle little girl called Lorna Doone. The Doones are a
family of robbers and murderers. One of them, Carver Doone, is
the killer of John Ridd's father. The boy leaves the valley, but he
cannot forget Lorna. Seven years later, he returns to the valley as
a young man and meets her again. She is now a beautiful young
woman, and the two start meeting secretly. But Lorna is not
allowed to leave the Doone valley. Carver Doone wants her to be
his wife, and if she refuses, he will force her to marry him.
John is ordered to go to London. A rebellion against the king
is planned, and the government want information from John
about it. They also want him to help destroy the Doones. But can
John destroy the Doones and save Lorna?
The writer of this book, Richard Doddridge Blackmore, was
born at Longworth in Oxfordshire, England, on 7 June 1825. His
mother died of a serious illness when he was only three months
old, and young Richard was sent away to live with his aunt. Six
years later, he returned to live with his father, who had married
again. Almost immediately, the whole family moved to Devon,
in south-west England. Richard went to Blundell's School in
Tiverton, where we meet John Ridd in the first chapter of this
book.
'But who are you? I've never seen anyone like you before. My name'sJohn Ridd. What's your name?''Lorna Doone.'Doone! To me, the name was terrible! She was one of the Doones whohad killed my father. But her voice touched my heart and I could not hateher. Her beautiful hair fell down onto her shoulders. There were lights andshadows in her eyes, like sunlight in a deep forest.In 1673, in a high, wild valley, a farmer's son called John Riddmeets a gentle little girl called Lorna Doone. The Doones are afamily of robbers and murderers. One of them, Carver Doone, isthe killer of John Ridd's father. The boy leaves the valley, but hecannot forget Lorna. Seven years later, he returns to the valley asa young man and meets her again. She is now a beautiful youngwoman, and the two start meeting secretly. But Lorna is notallowed to leave the Doone valley. Carver Doone wants her to behis wife, and if she refuses, he will force her to marry him.John is ordered to go to London. A rebellion against the kingis planned, and the government want information from Johnabout it. They also want him to help destroy the Doones. But canJohn destroy the Doones and save Lorna?The writer of this book, Richard Doddridge Blackmore, wasborn at Longworth in Oxfordshire, England, on 7 June 1825. Hismother died of a serious illness when he was only three monthsold, and young Richard was sent away to live with his aunt. Sixyears later, he returned to live with his father, who had marriedagain. Almost immediately, the whole family moved to Devon,in south-west England. Richard went to Blundell's School inTiverton, where we meet John Ridd in the first chapter of thisbook.
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