{"product_id":"9780143039327","title":"Lorna Doone","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Blackmore, R. D.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 28 September 2006 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 752 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 130 x 36 | 602g\u003cp\u003eFirst 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackmore, R. D.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53524619526328,"sku":"9780143039327","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780143039327.jpg?v=1780059423","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780143039327","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}