ix, 520 pp. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles and decor. 15 tipped in color plates from illustrations by Charles E. Brittan and Charles E. Brock. John Ridd, an unsophisticated farmer, falls in love with the beautiful and aristocratic Lorna Doone, kidnapped as a child by the outlaw Doones on Exmoor. Ridd's rivalry with the villainous Carver Doone reaches a dramatic climax that will determine Lorna's future happiness.
