Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor is a novel by English author Richard Doddridge Blackmore, published in 1869. It is a romance based on a group of historical characters and set in the late 17th century in Devon and Somerset. The tale is of a young boy, John Ridd, whose father is killed by Scottish outlaws – the Doones. Exiled to a remote part of Exmoor (which is in England's West Country and now a National Park), they rob travelers and local farms. Living amongst them is the pretty Lorna Doone, kidnapped by them as an infant. Ridd falls in love with her.

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