Book
Lorna Doone
- Published
- 1869
- Genre
- Fiction
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Pages
- 800
- Words
- 69355
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/73960.Lorna_Doone?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_11
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 9.2
- Lexile
- 830L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 13–16
- Ambleside year
- Year 8 onwards · ages 13–16
An Ambleside year is a year of the Ambleside Online programme, not a reader's age. Year 0 is its first year, and a book used over several years shows the span. The ages beside it are that band offered two grades up and none down, which is how we offer a band; they are a placement, not a reading measure.
First published in 1869, Lorna Doone is the story of John Ridd, a farmer who finds love amid the religious and social turmoil of seventeenth-century England. He is just a boy when his father is slain by the Doones, a lawless clan inhabiting wild Exmoor on the border of Somerset and Devon. Seized by curiosity and a sense of adventure, he makes his way to the valley of the Doones, where he is discovered by the beautiful Lorna. In time their childish fantasies blossom into mature love—a bond that will inspire John to rescue his beloved from the ravages of a stormy winter, rekindling a conflict with his archrival, Carver Doone, that climaxes in heartrending violence.
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9781855873117
- ISBN-10
- 1855873117
Tags
Adventure-Rescue/SaveClassicsFamily LifeRomanceRomance-Romance (All)Travel