One of the most famous English novelists of the latter half of the nineteenth century, R. D. Blackmore won acclaim for his vivid portrayals of the countryside, sharing with Thomas Hardy a Western England background prevalent in many of his works. Blackmore’s masterpiece is ‘Lorna Doone’, a windswept romance with historical characters, set against the backdrop of late seventeenth century Devon, which has continued to win the hearts of readers since its first publication in 1869. This comprehensive eBook presents Blackmore’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Blackmore’s life and works

* Concise introductions to the major novels

* All 14 novels, with individual contents tables

* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts

* Excellent formatting of the texts

* Includes story collections

* Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read

* Includes Blackmore’s rare poetry collections – available in no other collection

* Features three biographies - discover Blackmore’s literary life

* Quincy G. Burris’ seminal study on Blackmore — first time in digital publishing

* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

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CONTENTS:

The Novels

Clara Vaughan

Cradock Nowell

Lorna Doone

The Maid of Sker

Alice Lorraine

Cripps the Carrier

Erema

Mary Anerley

Christowell

The Remarkable History of Sir Thomas Upmore

Springhaven

Kit and Kitty

Perlycross

Dariel

The Shorter Fiction

Tales from a Telling House

Leila

Poetry Collections

The Georgics of Virgil

Fringilla

The Biographies

Richard Doddridge Blackmore: His Life and Novels by Quincy G. Burris

The Blackmore Country by F. J. Snell

Richard Doddridge Blackmore by Stuart Johnson Reid

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