Set in rural England in the 19th century, "Alice Lorraine" is a romantic, pastoral novel that follows the eponymous heroine as she navigates love, loss, and the changing world around her. Blackmore's vivid descriptions of the South Downs landscape bring the reader right into the heart of the story. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This...