Lorna Doone
by R. D. Blackmore
Taste attributes: adventurecrimefamilywardetectivehistoricalromancesextried & testedheavyrealisticsimplelineargrittyemotive & stirringfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeRealistic and stirring: a serious adventure novel, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Open Library rating
3.7 / 5
3 ratings
About This Book
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 dignity or cumber it with the difficulty of an historic novel.
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- Author
- R. D. Blackmore
- Published
- 1656
- Pages
- 517
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- Open Library
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