author
R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
1825–1900
Best known for Lorna Doone, this Victorian novelist brought the landscapes of western England vividly to life and built a lasting reputation for adventure, romance, and richly detailed rural settings.
25 Audiobooks
Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Erema; Or, My Father's Sin
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Springhaven: A Tale of the Great War
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Mary Anerley: A Yorkshire Tale
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
The Maid of Sker
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Cradock Nowell: A Tale of the New Forest. Vol. 2 (of 3)
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Alice Lorraine: A Tale of the South Downs
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Clara Vaughan, Volume 3 (of 3)
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Clara Vaughan, Volume 2 (of 3)
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Perlycross: A Tale of the Western Hills
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Tales from the Telling-House
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Cradock Nowell: A Tale of the New Forest. Vol. 3 (of 3)
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Clara Vaughan, Volume 1 (of 3)
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Cradock Nowell: A Tale of the New Forest. Vol. 1 (of 3)
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Cripps, the Carrier: A Woodland Tale
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Frida; or, the lover's leap: a legend of the West Country From "Slain by the Doones" by R. D. Blackmore
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of R. D. Blackmore
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Dariel: A Romance of Surrey
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
George Bowring - A Tale Of Cader Idris From "Slain By The Doones" By R. D. Blackmore
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
The Remarkable History of Sir Thomas Upmore, bart., M.P., formerly known as "Tommy Upmore"
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Crocker's Hole From "Slain By The Doones" By R. D. Blackmore
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Fringilla: Some Tales In Verse
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Kit and Kitty: A Story of West Middlesex
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
Slain By The Doones
by R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
About the author
Born in Longworth, Berkshire, on June 7, 1825, and later known simply as R. D. Blackmore, he became one of the notable English novelists of the later 19th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica notes that Lorna Doone (1869) secured his place among English historical romancers, while other biographical sources describe him as especially admired for his strong sense of place and his descriptions of the countryside.
Blackmore studied at Exeter College, Oxford, and although he trained in law, he is chiefly remembered for fiction rather than legal work. His writing is closely associated with the landscapes of the West Country, and readers often connect his novels with a deep feeling for local life, weather, and terrain.
He died on January 20, 1900, in Teddington, Middlesex. Even now, he is most often introduced through Lorna Doone, but his wider body of work helped make him one of the best-known regional novelists of the Victorian period.