First published in 1869, Richard Doddridge Blackmore’s historical romance, ‘Lorna Doone’, remains a critically acclaimed story with several television and movie adaptations. 
Set in the 17th century during a fraught political climate, the novel centres on the star-crossed lovers, Lorna Doone and John Ridd, as they struggle to be together despite the differences in their social classes and the enmity between their families. The main character, John Ridd, is the narrator, telling his story years later. He makes determined attempts to describe the Exmoor landscape and accurately portray the local dialect.