# Cripps, the Carrier: A Woodland Tale

By R. D. Blackmore.

"Cripps, the Carrier: A Woodland Tale" by R. D. Blackmore is a novel published in 1876. Set in 1830s rural Oxfordshire, the story follows Grace Oglander, daughter of a country squire, who is abducted through the schemes of a villainous attorney. Her father receives only a sack of potatoes containing her severed golden hair. As witnesses report a body buried in a ravine, Grace's fate seems sealed—yet the truth is far different, leading to dramatic confrontations and a desperate rescue. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Kidnapping -- Fiction; Oxfordshire (England) -- Fiction

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