R. D. Blackmore, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

R. D. Blackmore

English novelist

Date of Birth: 07-Jun-1825

Place of Birth: Longworth, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 20-Jan-1900

Profession: writer, novelist

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Richard Doddridge Blackmore (7 June 1825 – 20 January 1900), known as R.
D.
Blackmore, was one of the most famous English novelists of the second half of the nineteenth century.
He won acclaim for vivid descriptions and personification of the countryside, sharing with Thomas Hardy a Western England background and a strong sense of regional setting in his works.Blackmore, often referred to as the "Last Victorian", was a pioneer of the movement in fiction that continued with Robert Louis Stevenson and others.
He has been described as "proud, shy, reticent, strong-willed, sweet-tempered, and self-centred." Apart from his novel Lorna Doone, which has enjoyed continuing popularity, his work has gone out of print.