so how is this ‘feministlit: well, this is kind of the Victorian idealized woman, that is, beautiful, warm, kind, gentle, giving, caring, loyal, beautiful... um, beautiful? (she knows how to be passive)

If you are the type of reader who might find great joy in listening to an old man telling his long and rambling love story of a life (imagine a comfortable fireside setting, cushy chairs, popcorn and cocoa) then you will adore this book. If you're the type of reader who would be impatient, bored or even annoyed in such a setting, you will not enjoy this book so leave it alone rather than revile it. It made me look differently at the sheep which are always gathered outside my house, sizing up the possibilities of my (closed) garden gate!The plethora of interesting aspects to this book makes it difficult to decide about which ones to write. John Ridd is a young boy living in the wilds of western England in the 17th century, when his father is murdered by a band of outlaws who torment, bully and rob the farmers and good people of Exmoor. The Doones occupy their own outlaw village and not only survive by robbing those around them but also prey on the their neighbors for sport. When John Ridd’s father stands up to these bullies, he is murdered and leaves behind his widow, Sarah Ridd, his prosperous farm, and his three children. The success of “Lorna Doone” was at first due to a mistake: when it came out in 1869, one of Queen Victoria’s daughters had just married the Marquis of Lorne, and people bought the book because they thought it was about the Marquis’s family. In fact, there was no connection, but the novel became very popular and remains so today. Oakley, Atholl (1996). Blue blood on the mat. Summersdale Publishers LTD. p.86. ISBN 9781840249330– via Google Books. If you’re curious, please see our comments below Gundula's review. You will observe how our views altered as we read. The plot, what about that? Yeah well, we have here an adventure tale if you like that sort of thing. It’s melodramatic and cinematic in style. Action rather than thought characterizes the telling. Some people do like this, but I do not!

and religion?: i do not know enough about the religious conflicts of the time, as in historicity or wars...According to the preface, the work is a romance and not a historical novel, because the author neither "dares, nor desires, to claim for it the dignity or cumber it with the difficulty of an historical novel." As such, it combines elements of traditional romance, of Sir Walter Scott's historical novel tradition, of the pastoral tradition, of traditional Victorian values, and of the contemporary sensation novel trend. Along with the historical aspects are folk traditions, such as the many legends based around both the Doones and Tom Faggus. The composer Puccini once considered using the story as the plot for an opera, but abandoned the idea. [9] Plot summary [ edit ] Badgworthy water, Malmsmead

In Lethal Weapon 3 when Roger Murtaugh and Martin Riggs are being introduced to Head of Intelligence Herman Walters and Internal Affairs Sgt Lorna Cole, Riggs derisively calls her "Lorna Doone", Murtaugh then says "Lorna COLE", apparently not recognizing the reference.Also, some parts of love story (the talks between lovers) were a tiny bit too... sweet and fairy-tale as to me (I mean, I like it in other books, but in here it didn't feel perfect). Note: I listened to the audio version of this book so this Cleanliness Report may not be as thoroughly detailed as other reports are. Also, some inappropriate content may have been forgotten/missed and not included in the report.

Ironically, it was the historical parts of the novel I liked a lot more than the 'romance'. I liked the setting, I liked the way the story was set up with those evil Doones, and I liked all the descriptions of the natural environment and the farmin' life. John Ridd, the central protagonist, is telling the tale. He began to drive me batty. Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes –that’s what I ended up calling him! Although he praises honesty and the simple life, a person can carry anything too far. He’s TOO noble and upright. It becomes harder and harder to relate to this “oh-so-wonderful-and-perfect” guy. The history woven into the tale is hard to make sense of. To straighten out the connection between political factions, the Papists, the Protestants and the English kings, I found it necessary to fill out the facts with information on the net. Adequate information should be provided within the text! this is a long book. i think of my father reading it, rural and right-thinking (but not slow-seeming) as john ridd, and how this could be an alternative image of women rather than his (confusingly artistic) sisters or (tragically ill) mother... and how, as he grew up, as he became scientist, this probably remained just his ideal. he met my mom. he once told me that he could see killing a man if he hurt my mom, and i think that is the sentiment here as well... for this may be long but is not complicated or empathetic to the antagonists: bad is bad, evil is evil, punishment is just, forgiveness is... up to the Big Guy... Lorna Doone was said to be the favourite book of Australian bushranger and outlaw Ned Kelly, who may have thought of the idea of his armour by reading of the outlaw Doones "with iron plates on breast and head." [12]Budden, Julian (2005). Puccini: His Life and Works. Oxford University Press. p.335. ISBN 9780195346251 . Retrieved 29 May 2018. We waited a very long time, with the moon marching up heaven steadfastly, and the white fog trembling in chords and columns, like a silver harp of the meadows. And then the moon drew up the fogs, and scarfed herself in white with them; and so being proud, gleamed upon the water, like a bride at her looking-glass; and yet there was no sound of either John Fry, or his blunderbuss.” Madam, that is a great sentiment. What a goodly couple they will be! and if we can add him to our strength—' This is one long, long ramble of the love of a man for a woman. It is the sweetest of love stories. It will sweep you up and carry you away. You can thank me later. Then, however, I watched this version of the book. The plot looked interesting so the next time I was browsing the library's shelves I took the 2-bit plunge and bought the book.