A novel by the famous English writer (1825–1900), a contemporary of Dickens and Thackeray, about the romantic love of farmer John Ridd and the beautiful Lorna, once abducted by bandits. The events unfold against the backdrop of the complex and contradictory life of England under Charles II.
One day young John Ridd, a farmer’s son, decided to go to a forbidden place—the valley of the outlaw and murderer Doones. The path to the robbers’ lair proved so difficult that John could not withstand the strain and, having climbed to the top, lost consciousness. When he came to, he saw a lovely girl with huge brown eyes full of sympathy and surprise. Her long silky hair fell in a gentle waterfall all the way to the ground. A primrose was woven into her black curls, like a bright little star in the velvet night. John was so struck by Lorna’s beauty that he loved her at once—and for life.
Years passed, but that meeting gave John no peace. His heart burned with love and the desire to see his Lorna again. But what future could they have: he was the son of a simple farmer, and she was a true lady by birth…