Lorna Doone
by Richard Doddridge Blackmoreliterary work· published 1869
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This work is called a 'romance,' because the incidents, characters, time, and scenery, are alike romantic. And in shaping this old tale, the Writer neither dares, nor desires, to claim for it the dignity or cumber it with the difficulty of an historic novel.
Adaptations (7)
Lorna Doone has been adapted 7 times, across film, television series, and television film, from 1912 to 2000.
Lorna Doone1912 · film · dir. Wilfred Noy · IMDb ↗Yeoman loves outlaw's daughter, who is stolen heiress.
Lorna Doone1990 · television film · 87 min · dir. Andrew Grieve · IMDb ↗IMDb5.8A feisty 17th-century Scotswoman falls in love with a despised landowner, to the dismay of her father.
Lorna Doone2000 · television film · 180 min · dir. Mike Barker · IMDb ↗IMDb6.9The year is 1675. England is threatened by religious and political rivalries. King Charles II's Catholic brother, James, is next in line for the throne, but many Protestants put their faith in Charles' illegitimate son, The Duke of Monmouth. On the king's death, conflict is inevitable... Over seven days journey from London, Exmoor is a primitive and lawless area. Here, farmer Jack Ridd lives with his wife Sarah, son John, and two daughters. The only shadow over their simple life is cast by the notorious outlaw family the Doones. The aristocratic Doones were banished from their ancestral lands and now live through looting, theft, and murder. Their brutality is legendary...
