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Lorna Doone

by R. D. Blackmore · 1656

Historical Fiction · ranked #23 in category

This work is called a 'romance,' because the incidents, characters, time, and scenery, are alike romantic. And in shaping this old tale, the Writer neither dares, nor desires, to claim for it the dign

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Category
Historical Fiction
First published
1656 · 1650s
Author
R. D. Blackmore
Standing
Recommended

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