. Backgrounds of literature. THE LAND OF LORNA DOONE THE LAND OF LORNA DOONE. HE artistic value of back-grounds is strikingly shownin Mr. Blackmores onesuccessful novel, LornaDoone. There are otherstories of his which are notwithout charming qualities,but on this romance alone has he put the stampof beauty and individuality. Lorna Doone cannot be regarded as a great story; it is, rather,a lovable story—one of those pieces of art thatlive by reason of their close touch upon the mostintimate and tender of human relations; a storywhich, upon analysis, reveals serious faults ofconstruction and def
. Backgrounds of literature. THE LAND OF LORNA DOONE THE LAND OF LORNA DOONE. HE artistic value of back-grounds is strikingly shownin Mr. Blackmores onesuccessful novel, LornaDoone. There are otherstories of his which are notwithout charming qualities,but on this romance alone has he put the stampof beauty and individuality. Lorna Doone cannot be regarded as a great story; it is, rather,a lovable story—one of those pieces of art thatlive by reason of their close touch upon the mostintimate and tender of human relations; a storywhich, upon analysis, reveals serious faults ofconstruction and defects of style, but which no-body is willing to analyze. It is too long; it 183 THE LAND OF LORNA DOONE drags in places; the manner, under the guise ofgreat simphcity, is sometimes artificial; and yetit captivates, and its charm is likely to abide. That charm resides in two elements—itsidyllic love story, and its impressive back-ground. If the drama of John Ridd andLorna Doone had been played on a common-place stage, it could hardly have appealed withsuch beguiling forc
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