By R. D. Blackmore
First released in 1869, Lorna Doone is the tale of John Ridd, a farmer who unearths love amid the non secular and social turmoil of seventeenth-century England. he's only a boy whilst his father is slain by way of the Doones, a lawless extended family inhabiting wild Exmoor at the border of Somerset and Devon. Seized by way of interest and a feeling of experience, he makes his method to the valley of the Doones, the place he's came upon by means of the attractive Lorna. In time their infantile fantasies blossom into mature love—a bond that might motivate John to rescue his liked from the ravages of a stormy wintry weather, rekindling a clash along with his archrival, Carver Doone, that climaxes in heartrending violence. loved for its portrait of star-crossed fanatics and its surpassing descriptions of the English nation-state, Lorna Doone is R. D. Blackmore’s enduring masterpiece.
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The admiral released one hand from behind his back and gestured out at the woods. Like a dog, John looked at the hand, not at the direction indicated. He’d forgotten how twisted and swollen the admiral’s hands were, fingers like lengths of ginger root. John wondered that he didn’t wear gloves, but perhaps he couldn’t get them on. ‘Yes,’ the admiral said, ‘it’s the fine sort of autumn weather. I have an invitation in town,’ he announced. John bowed at the fact. ’ The admiral smiled. John also smiled.
When he saw John he started towards him, his face raw with rage, but two attendants were with him. One sprang up from a log on which they were playing with a pack of old, bent cards, and raised his arms. The lunatic pretended not to see him, but stopped where he was. ‘Move on there,’ the attendant told John. It was Stockdale. ‘Move on. No harm done. Had a bit of a morning, that one. ’ The other attendant, whom John didn’t quite recognise, smiled through his pipe smoke. John hurried on, removing his hat, wiping out the brim dampened by sudden fear, and setting it firmly back on his head.
Well, no doubt you’ll be a great addition to Epping society, such as it is. ’ Tennyson inclined his head at the mention of his suffering brother. The blush of enthusiasm left him, dwindling down painfully to a small heat of embarrassment. That often came after too intense a disclosure of self with somebody; now it was made the more intense by the thought of Septimus. The wide line of his mouth hardened. Allen saw and sought to reassure him. ‘I’ve no doubt that Septimus has very fine prospects of recovery.