Theirs Was the Kingdom
- 896 páginas
- 32 horas de lectura
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. Libros
Ronald Frederick Delderfield fue un popular novelista y dramaturgo inglés cuyas obras han sido ampliamente adaptadas para la televisión y siguen siendo muy leídas. Sus novelas y series históricas a menudo siguen a hombres jóvenes que regresan de la guerra, retratando sus vidas en Inglaterra y permitiendo al autor capturar el alcance de la historia inglesa. A través de estas narrativas, Delderfield profundiza en la historia social, explorando el período desde la era eduardiana hasta principios de la década de 1960 con un enfoque en los cambios sociales y las experiencias individuales dentro de ese tiempo transformador.
To Serve Them All My Days
- 672 páginas
- 24 horas de lectura
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
- 672 páginas
- 24 horas de lectura
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
- 480 páginas
- 17 horas de lectura
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
- 767 páginas
- 27 horas de lectura
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.
The Green Gauntlet
- 480 páginas
- 17 horas de lectura
The third novel in The Horseman Riding By series that established Delderfield as one of the most popular and admired novelists of the 1960s
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.
Post of Honour
- 672 páginas
- 24 horas de lectura
'He built an imposing artistic social history that promises to join those of his great forebears in the long, noble line of the English novel. His narratives belong in a tradition that goes back to John Galsworthy and Arnold Bennett' Life Magazine
