Who was R.D. Blackmore?
Novelist.
Date and Place of Birth:
7th June 1825, Longworth, Berkshire, England.
Christened Richard Doddridge Blackmore.
Family Background:
Son of the Curate of Longworth.
Education:
Blundell's School, Tiverton, Devon. Exeter College,
Oxford. Called to the Bar 1852.
Chronology/Biography of R.D.
Blackmore:
Briefly Lawyer and Schoolmaster until 1858 when
a legacy from an Uncle allowed him to build a country house and
concentrate on writing.
Written Works:
- 1864: “Clara
Vaughan”. “The Maid”. (Blackmore’s favourite work)
- 1866: “Craddock
Nowell”.
- 1869: “Lorna
Doone”.
- 1872:
“The Maid of Sker”.
- 1887:
“Springhaven”.
- 1894:
“Perlycross”.
Marriage:
1853 to Lucy Maguire.
Places of Interest:
SOMERSET:
Exmoor National Park, .
Date and Place of Death:
20th January 1900, Teddington, England.
Age at Death:
74.
Site of Grave:
Teddington Cemetery Teddington, London, England.
