6/12/2023 0 Comments Lorna doone novel![]() ![]() Expect highly improbable plot contrivances, with unrealistic events thrown in to help the romantic protagonists. It was slow getting into, but one must make allowances for Blackmore's (to us) antiquated style: archaic vocabulary, country dialect to slog through, plus a great deal of religious and political warfare-obscure historical references for most Americans. ![]() In my opinion, LORNA is much more readable and almost enjoyable. This book is quite different from Blackmore's AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND no intertwined Fact and Fantasy here, but a curious blend of Romance and Adventure, as if the author were not entirely certain which genre he was brewing up in the wild countryside. Novels written in the 19th century are not everyone's cup of English tea, so taste therefrom with literary trepidation. ![]() "Forbidden Romance in the Ruthless Highlands" ![]()
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