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Lorna Doone, a Romance of Exmoor

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"If anybody cares to read a simple tale told simply" ... thus opens Lorna Doone, one of the best love stories ever written. The novel has inspired at least ten movies and mini-series. "John (in West Country dialect this is pronounced Jan) Ridd is the son of a respectable farmer who was murdered in cold blood by a member of the notorious Doone clan, a once-noble family now living in the isolated Doone Valley. Battling his desire for revenge, John also grows into a respectable farmer and continues to take good care of his mother and two sisters. He falls hopelessly in love with Lorna, a girl he meets quite by accident, who turns out to be not only the granddaughter of Sir Ensor Doone (lord of the Doones), but destined to marry (against her will) the impetuous, menacing, and now jealous heir of the Doone Valley, Carver Doone. Carver will let nothing get in the way of his marriage to Lorna, which he plans to force upon her once Sir Ensor dies and he comes into his inheritance". Summary from Wikipedia, adapted by Stav Nisser. (27 hr 39 min)

Chapters

00 - Preface

1:37

Read by humeangel

01 - Elements Of Education

11:13

Read by humeangel

02 - An Important Item

20:05

Read by Shirley Anderson

03 - The Warpath Of The Doones

27:10

Read by Shirley Anderson

04 - A Very Rash Visit

19:03

Read by MichelleHarris

05 - An Illegal Settlement

14:49

Read by MichelleHarris

06 - Necessary Practice

17:01

Read by MichelleHarris

07 - Hard It Is To Climb

25:51

Read by Landii

08 - A Boy And A Girl

16:48

Read by MichelleHarris

09 - There Is No Place Like Home

15:31

Read by MichelleHarris

10 - A Brave Rescue And A Rough Ride

21:27

Read by daisy55

11 - Tom Deserves His Supper

21:28

Read by daisy55

12 - A Man Justly Popular

24:43

Read by MichelleHarris

13 - Master Huckaback Comes In

22:21

Read by MichelleHarris

14 - A Motion Which Ends In A Mull

11:22

Read by MichelleHarris

15 - Master Huckaback Fails Of Warrant

24:15

Read by Rachel Lintern

16 - Lorna Grows Formidable

12:45

Read by Chloey Winters

17 - John Is Clearly Bewitched

17:06

Read by Landii

18 - Witchery Leads To Witchcraft

11:25

Read by MichelleHarris

19 - Another Dangerous Interview

15:21

Read by MichelleHarris

20 - Lorna Begins Her Story

17:24

Read by MichelleHarris

21 - Lorna Ends Her Story

21:02

Read by MichelleHarris

22 - A Long Spring Month

17:23

Read by MichelleHarris

23 - A Royal Invitation

23:00

Read by Rachel Lintern

24 - A Safe Pass For King's Messenger

18:36

Read by Landii

25 - A Great Man Attends To Business

19:15

Read by Landii

26 - John Is Drained And Cast Aside

17:18

Read by Landii

27 - Home Again At Last

8:50

Read by Landii

28 - John Has Hope Of Lorna

27:25

Read by MichelleHarris

29 - Reaping Leads To Revelling

25:24

Read by daisy55

30 - Annie Gets The Best Of It

29:46

Read by daisy55

31 - John Fry's Errand

30:23

Read by MichelleHarris

32 - Feeding Of The Pigs

25:30

Read by MichelleHarris

33 - An Early Morning Calling

10:26

Read by MichelleHarris

34 - Two Negatives Make An Affirmative

13:26

Read by MichelleHarris

35 - Ruth Is Not Like Lorna

20:09

Read by daisy55

36 - John Returns To Business

15:02

Read by Landii

37 - A Very Desperate Venture

26:34

Read by Landii

38 - A Good Turn For Jeremy

21:55

Read by Landii

39 - A Troubled State And A Foolish Joke

42:36

Read by daisy55

40 - Two Fools Together

29:10

Read by daisy55

41 - Cold Comfort

18:52

Read by Fran

42 - The Great Winter

30:41

Read by daisy55

43 - Not Too Soon

26:32

Read by daisy55

44 - Brought Home At Last

24:47

Read by daisy55

45 - A Change Long Needed

18:12

Read by Landii

46 - Squire Faggus Makes Some Lucky Hits

22:50

Read by Landii

47 - Jeremy In Danger

22:02

Read by Landii

48 - Every Man Must Defend Himself

21:40

Read by Landii

49 - Maiden Sentinels Are Best

18:26

Read by Landii

50 - A Merry Meeting A Sad One

27:50

Read by Landii

51 - A Visit From The Counsellor

24:26

Read by Rachel Lintern

52 - The Way To Make The Cream Rise

21:30

Read by Rachel Lintern

53 - Jeremy Finds Out Something

26:44

Read by MichelleHarris

54 - Mutual Discomfiture

30:49

Read by MichelleHarris

55 - Getting Into Chancery

26:40

Read by daisy55

56 - John Becomes Too Popular

38:21

Read by daisy55

57 - Lorna Knows Her Nurse

36:17

Read by MichelleHarris

58 - Master Huckaback's Secret

27:06

Read by MichelleHarris

59 - Lorna Gone Away

31:48

Read by MichelleHarris

60 - Annie Luckier Than John

19:39

Read by Liz Lassetter

61 - Therefore He Seeks Comfort

18:06

Read by MichelleHarris

62 - The King Must Not Be Prayed For

27:28

Read by MichelleHarris

63 - John Is Worsted By The Women

21:51

Read by MichelleHarris

64 - Slaughter In The Marshes

22:02

Read by MichelleHarris

65 - Falling Among Lambs

23:22

Read by MichelleHarris

66 - Suitable Devotion

22:36

Read by Anna Roberts

67 - Lorna Still Is Lorna

18:00

Read by Anna Roberts

68 - John Is John No Longer

23:13

Read by Anna Roberts

69 - Not To Be Put Up With

19:14

Read by gfairch511

70 - Compelled to Volunteer

25:29

Read by daisy55

71 - A Long Account Settled

18:00

Read by daisy55

72 - The Counsellor And The Carver

24:05

Read by daisy55

73 - How To Get Out Of Chancery

17:44

Read by daisy55

74 - Driven Beyond Endurance

22:12

Read by daisy55

75 - Life And Lorna Come Again

29:27

Read by daisy55

Bewertungen

Wonderful!

(5 Sterne)

One of the most beautiful, adventurous, and emotional books I have ever read/listened to. It made me cry! Thank you Librivox volunteers!

Greatest Book Ever!!! 🌺🌺🌺

(5 Sterne)

This book is so good I have been so happy to get to read it everyone should have to read it I will read it again and again if I have to😍😍 daisy55 is a really good reader and so is Michelle Harris!!! The switching with readers is a little annoying!! 😐😐 but the storyline and background is great !!!!!!! 👍 Lorna sounds so beautiful and sweet and john ridd is a clumsy romantic man who sounds very kind!! ( probably because he lives in a house all full of women) 😄😄. I love Annie and Lizzie! And gwenny is so funny 🤣 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I love this book 📚 everyone who reads it should!!!

A good listening to

(4 Sterne)

It is a cute love story that was read well, the change of voices I surprising liked. Fortunately, they have changed the description and only due to my annoyance with the characters and a bit of the plot do I not give it 5 stars.

Have another cookie and listen.

(3,5 Sterne)

A very interesting tale. Perhaps a little too much detail, but still worth listening to. The readers did a very good job and it was fun listening to readers from different English speaking countries. I have great appreciation for their volunteering to read.

good book, not as good narrators

(2 Sterne)

The variance of narrators' skill eclipses (for the worst, not the better) the potential beauty of this communal reading, made simply frustrating in the end because of the disparate narration skills.

wonderful romance!

(5 Sterne)

The novel, ' Lorna Doone ' was a perfectly suspenseful romance. I verily enjoyed every chapter. Thank you to all who read this long adventurous, love story!

A Good Love Story

(5 Sterne)

A good long love story that depicts life in England of a virtuous farmer in the times of the rule of highway man and kings.

love this book

(5 Sterne)

the story and the writing style is exactly to my taste.