Theirs Was the Kingdom
- 896pages
- 32 heures de lecture
The second book in R.F. Delderfield's brilliant saga of the Swann family, which has captivated readers since its first appearance.
Delderfield R. F. Livres
Ronald Frederick Delderfield était un romancier et dramaturge anglais populaire dont les œuvres ont été largement adaptées pour la télévision et restent très lues. Ses romans et séries historiques suivent souvent de jeunes hommes de retour de la guerre, décrivant leurs vies en Angleterre et permettant à l'auteur de saisir l'ampleur de l'histoire anglaise. À travers ces récits, Delderfield plonge profondément dans l'histoire sociale, explorant la période de l'ère édouardienne jusqu'au début des années 1960, en se concentrant sur les changements sociétaux et les expériences individuelles durant cette période de transformation.
To Serve Them All My Days
- 672pages
- 24 heures de lecture
The classic story of an English public school between the wars and an inspirational teacher, repackaged as a Hodder Great Read.
God is an Englishman
- 672pages
- 24 heures de lecture
R.F. Delderfield's brilliant saga of the Swann family has captivated readers since its first appearance. This is the first book in the trilogy, followed by THEIRS WAS THE KINGDOM and GIVE US THIS DAY.
The Dreaming Suburb
- 480pages
- 17 heures de lecture
On the outside the Avenue appeared so peaceful but this is a story of turbulent change, of boom and bust, mass unemployment, new freedoms and restrictions, the Blackshirts, and jazz.
Give Us This Day
- 767pages
- 27 heures de lecture
The captivating third and final book in R.F. Delderfield's Swann family saga, the bestselling trilogy which began with GOD IS AN ENGLISHMAN and THEIRS WAS THE KINGDOM.
Despite the outbreak of war, and the less than honourable intentions of those left behind, the inhabitants of the Avenue find themselves bound together by their experiences, discovering hidden reserves of courage and humour.
Between the years 1804 and 1815, Napoleon created twenty-six Marshals of France. These men, who held the highest positions in the Empire after Napoleon himself, came from very diverse backgrounds and ranged from a smuggler to a Prince. During the years when Napoleon was conqueror of most of Europe, the Marshals acquired titles and great riches but in the end there was only one who was not to some extent corrupted by greed or ambition, and who remained loyal to the man who had elevated them all to power. This book describes their rise and fall.
The Green Gauntlet
- 480pages
- 17 heures de lecture
The third novel in The Horseman Riding By series that established Delderfield as one of the most popular and admired novelists of the 1960s
From one of the twentieth century's bestselling authors, R.F. Delderfield, this is a book about one man's dissatisfaction with his small life, and his desire to break free.
Paul Craddock is still young when he is invalided out of the army after the Boer War and he discovers the neglected estate of Shallowford in a secluded corner of Devon. It seems remote from the march of progress. But as storm clouds gather over Europe, Paul learns that no part of England, however remote, can escape the challenge of the times.
