John returns to find that his second cousin, Ruth Huckaback, has saved his beloved Lorna. John sets off for revenge and, after a brief fight during which John is shot in the rib, Carver dies by drowning in a bog. With the death of her guardian, Lorna gains permission to marry John, though both have a sense of foreboding about the nuptials. He leads an attack on Doone Glen that kills all but two of the Doone forces-the Counsellor and Carver Doone, who swears revenge. John saves the life of her new guardian/great uncle, and in so doing, earns a knighthood and coat of arms.Īfter returning home, John makes war on the Doones, as the people have tired of their recent villainy. To his great pleasure, Lorna remains steadfast in her desire to marry him.

John’s life is imperiled after a battle, but by making his case in London, he is both pardoned and reunited with his love.

As Lady Lorna Dugal, she is swept away to London, where John cannot follow. Treasonous plots emerge, and King Charles II dies, leaving his son, the Duke of Monmouth, to fight for the throne against his uncle.ĭuring this tumultuous time, John is separated from Lorna, who is discovered to be of even higher birth than originally supposed. Tensions with the Doones rise and the clans trade attacks.

Despite many obstacles, John steals Lorna away to safety. Lorna is set to marry the sadistic heir apparent to the Doone clan, Carver Doone-the same man who killed John’s father. Meanwhile, the Doones continue to terrorize the countryside, to Lorna’s great shame, making several powerful and committed enemies. Seven years later, he returns, and they begin a secret courtship. Despite that she is ostensibly a Doone and of a much higher social class than him, John is smitten. One day, John accidentally stumbles into the Doone’s territory and meets a beautiful young girl named Lorna. Carver Doone kills John Ridd’s father during a robbery, prompting John to leave school and quickly become the man of the house at a young age. The Doones live in a secluded family compound in a hidden valley, leaving only to rob and occasionally kill. Exmoor, a rural area at the border of Devonshire and Somersetshire, is home to simple farmers and a family of former-aristocrat outlaws-the Doones.

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