Lorna Doone Author:Richard D. Blackmore Star-crossed lovers, feuding family, royal plots, noble destinies, and salt-of-the-earth heroes. No wonder R.D. Blackmore's romantic classic has been a perennial favorite.The once noble line now lives out of a swamp fortress and preys off the local farmers and tradesmen, but the family patriarch has hatched a plot to win back his title and his l... more »and. Handsome John Ridd swears vengeance against the Doones when they murder his father, but he falls for Lorna, and the rakish, ruthless Doone scion refuses to give up his claim on the girl without a fight.« less