The Blackmore country . Redwas married to Mary Ley. The real PloversBarrows was Broomstreet Farm, in theneighbouring parish of Culbone ; at any rate, aJohn Ridd was resident there. A John Fry,no mere farm-servant, was churchwarden ofCountisbury, of which Jasper Kebby was like-wise a parishioner. Plovers Barrows has beenidentified by Mr Page with Mr Snows residence— according to Blackmore, anciently the farmof the Ridds. But in Lorna Doouc (chaptervii.) the two farms are represented as adjoin-ing, and Plovers Barrows is evidently furtherupstream (see Lorna Doone, chapter xiv. : Inthe evening Fa
The Blackmore country . Redwas married to Mary Ley. The real PloversBarrows was Broomstreet Farm, in theneighbouring parish of Culbone ; at any rate, aJohn Ridd was resident there. A John Fry,no mere farm-servant, was churchwarden ofCountisbury, of which Jasper Kebby was like-wise a parishioner. Plovers Barrows has beenidentified by Mr Page with Mr Snows residence— according to Blackmore, anciently the farmof the Ridds. But in Lorna Doouc (chaptervii.) the two farms are represented as adjoin-ing, and Plovers Barrows is evidently furtherupstream (see Lorna Doone, chapter xiv. : Inthe evening Farmer Snowe came up) Thesame writer speaks of the Snows as havingbeen seated at Oare since the time of Mr Page be thinking of John Riddsboast to King Charles (Lorna Doonc, chapterlxviii.) ? Oare Church, where the elder Ridd lay buried,where his son stole the lead from the porch tohis subsequent shame, and where the bruteCarver shot Lorna on her bridal morn, hasreceived an addition in the shape of the chancel. BAGWORTHV AND BRENDON 161 since the last disastrous event—which, as thingsare, rather falsifies the narrative. Graced withash and sycamore, the little cemetery is asBlackmore describes it, as meek a place asneed be. CHAPTER XI THE MOUTH OF THE LVN The scenery of the district described in manyexcellent guide-books may not tally in everyparticular with the superb word-portraiture ofLorna Doone, but that it possesses charms ofsupreme merit will be admitted by all who knowthe country, whether as residents or before R. D. Blackmore was breeched,the poet Coleridge testified: the land imageryof the north of Devon is most delightful ; andhis brother-in-law, Robert Southey, is equallyemphatic. My walk to Ilfracombe, he says, led methrough Lynmouth, the finest spot, except Cintraand Arrabida, that I ever saw. Two rivers [,the East and West Lyn] join at probably know the hill streams of Devon-shire. Each of these flows through a combe,ro
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