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Lorna Doone

A Romance of Exmoor

R. D. Blackmore

Reading time
about 20 h
Length
274,344 words · 586 pages in print
Structure
75 chapters · 3 front-matter sections
Language
English
Era
Victorian

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Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Preface to the Sixth Edition
  3. Preface by Miss Katharine Hillard
  4. Chapter I — Elements of Education
  5. Chapter II — An Important Item
  6. Chapter III — The War-Path of the Doones
  7. Chapter IV — A Very Rash Visit
  8. Chapter V — An Illegal Settlement
  9. Chapter VI — Necessary Practice
  10. Chapter VII — Hard It Is to Climb
  11. Chapter VIII — A Boy and a Girl
  12. Chapter IX — There Is No Place Like Home
  13. Chapter X — A Brave Rescue and a Rough Ride
  14. Chapter XI — Tom Deserves His Supper
  15. Chapter XII — A Man Justly Popular
  16. Chapter XIII — Master Huckaback Comes in
  17. Chapter XIV — A Motion Which Ends in a Mull
  18. Chapter XV — Quo Warranto?
  19. Chapter XVI — Lorna Growing Formidable
  20. Chapter XVII — John Is Bewitched
  21. Chapter XVIII — Witchery Leads to Witchcraft
  22. Chapter XIX — Another Dangerous Interview
  23. Chapter XX — Lorna Begins Her Story
  24. Chapter XXI — Lorna Ends Her Story
  25. Chapter XXII
  26. Chapter XXIII — A Royal Invitation
  27. Chapter XXIV — A Safe Pass for King’s Messenger
  28. Chapter XXV — A Great Man Attends to Business
  29. Chapter XXVI — John Is Drained and Cast Aside
  30. Chapter XXVII — Home Again at Last
  31. Chapter XXVIII — John Has Hope of Lorna
  32. Chapter XXIX — Reaping Leads to Revelling
  33. Chapter XXX — Annie Gets the Best of It
  34. Chapter XXXI — John Fry’s Errand
  35. Chapter XXXII — Feeding of the Pigs
  36. Chapter XXXIII — An Early Morning Call
  37. Chapter XXXIV — Two Negatives Make an Affirmative
  38. Chapter XXXV — Ruth Is Not Like Lorna
  39. Chapter XXXVI — John Returns to Business
  40. Chapter XXXVII — A Very Desperate Venture
  41. Chapter XXXVIII — A Good Turn for Jeremy
  42. Chapter XXXIX — A Troubled State and a Foolish Joke
  43. Chapter XL — Two Fools Together
  44. Chapter XLI — Cold Comfort
  45. Chapter XLII — The Great Winter
  46. Chapter XLIII — Not Too Soon
  47. Chapter XLIV — Brought Home at Last
  48. Chapter XLV — A Change Long Needed
  49. Chapter XLVI — Squire Faggus Makes Some Lucky Hits
  50. Chapter XLVII — Jeremy in Danger
  51. Chapter XLVIII — Every Man Must Defend Himself
  52. Chapter XLIX — Maiden Sentinels Are Best
  53. Chapter L — A Merry Meeting a Sad One
  54. Chapter LI — A Visit from the Counsellor
  55. Chapter LII — The Way to Make the Cream Rise
  56. Chapter LIII — Jeremy Finds Out Something
  57. Chapter LIV — Mutual Discomfiture
  58. Chapter LV — Getting Into Chancery
  59. Chapter LVI — John Becomes Too Popular
  60. Chapter LVII — Lorna Knows Her Nurse
  61. Chapter LVIII — Master Huckaback’s Secret
  62. Chapter LIX — Lorna Gone Away
  63. Chapter LX — Annie Luckier Than John
  64. Chapter LXI — Therefore He Seeks Comfort
  65. Chapter LXII — The King Must Not Be Prayed for
  66. Chapter LXIII — John Is Worsted by the Women
  67. Chapter LXIV — Slaughter in the Marshes
  68. Chapter LXV — Falling Among Lambs
  69. Chapter LXVI — Suitable Devotion
  70. Chapter LXVII — Lorna Still Is Lorna
  71. Chapter LXVIII — John Is John No Longer
  72. Chapter LXIX — Not to Be Put Up with
  73. Chapter LXX — Compelled to Volunteer
  74. Chapter LXXI — A Long Account Settled
  75. Chapter LXXII — The Counsellor and the Carver
  76. Chapter LXXIII — How to Get Out of Chancery
  77. Chapter LXXIV — Blood Upon the Altar
  78. Chapter LXXV — Give Away the Grandeur

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1825–1900 · Victorian

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