The Independent - London, July 1st, 2000
In a new series of walks with literary associations, Christina Hardyment explores the setting for RD Blackmore's `Lorna Doone'
Few books are more exactly pinned to their home ground than R D Blackmore's Lorna Doone (1869), a turbulent thriller which is being televised this autumn for Christmas release. It is set in 17th- century Exmoor, and real names are used for both places and people throughout the book. Blackmore first heard the tales of the marauding Doones and their secret lair in the depths of the moor, from his grandfather, who was the rector of Oare, the village at the heart of the s...
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