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R. D. Blackmore

1825 - 1900

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. R. D. Blackmore is the 6,822nd most popular writer (down from 6,214th in 2024), the 6,438th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,219th in 2019) and the 709th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, R. D. Blackmore ranks 6,822 out of 7,302. Before him are Koushun Takami, Michal Viewegh, Michael Arndt, Calixthe Beyala, Milan Ohnisko, and Grant Morrison. After him are Terrence McNally, Stevie Smith, Deborah Ellis, Allen Tate, Tom Kapinos, and Jean-Baptiste Andrea.

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Among people born in 1825, R. D. Blackmore ranks 94. Before him are Benjamin Mountfort, James Skivring Smith, John Lawrence LeConte, Francis James Child, Bayard Taylor, and Henry Heth. After him is Newton Booth. Among people deceased in 1900, R. D. Blackmore ranks 98. Before him are Ernest Dowson, József Szlávy, Raimundo Andueza Palacio, William Stanley Haseltine, George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, and Augustus Pitt Rivers.

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Among people born in United Kingdom, R. D. Blackmore ranks 6,440 out of 8,785. Before him are Andy Lonergan (1983), Peter Ebdon (1970), Harris Dickinson (1996), David Miliband (1965), David Mackenzie (1966), and Grant Morrison (1960). After him are Laura Kenny (1992), Danny Drinkwater (1990), Stevie Smith (1902), Emily Beecham (1984), Wilf Mannion (1918), and Miguel Sapochnik (1974).

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Among writers born in United Kingdom, R. D. Blackmore ranks 709. Before him are Edward Thomas (1878), Nicholas Monsarrat (1910), Alison Weir (1951), Benjamin Jowett (1817), Jasper Fforde (1961), and Grant Morrison (1960). After him are Stevie Smith (1902), Carol Ann Duffy (1955), Louis MacNeice (1907), Peter Morgan (1963), Al Alvarez (1929), and Kate Mosse (1961).

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