| During the reign of Charles II, John Ridd lives with his mother on their farm. Years earlier his father had been murdered by the Doones, a band of local outlaws. During one of their raids, the Doones had captured a little girl whom they adopted and named Lorna.
One day while out in the country side Ridd meets and falls in love with Lorna, but when the outlaws find out about it, they declare war on him. Lorna runs away from the Doones and goes to live with Ridd and his mother. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book? - upbeat Time/era of story - 1600-1899 - Romance/Romance Problems Yes Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Lover is Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 () Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Writing Style Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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