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R.F. Delderfield

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

February 12, 1912

Died

June 24, 1972

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Military History

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Ronald Frederick Delderfield was a popular English novelist and dramatist, many of whose works have been adapted for television and are still widely read.

Several of Delderfield's historical novels and series involve young men who return from war and lead lives in England that allow the author to portray the sweep of English history and delve deeply into social history from the Edwardian era to the early 1960s.

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Average rating: 4.22 · 18,332 ratings · 1,392 reviews · 91 distinct works • Similar authors

	To Serve Them All My Days 4.33 avg rating — 3,252 ratings — published 1972 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	God Is an Englishman (Swann Saga, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 3,292 ratings — published 1970 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Long Summer Day (A Horseman Riding By #1) 4.25 avg rating — 1,956 ratings — published 1966 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theirs Was the Kingdom (Swann Saga, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 1,345 ratings — published 1971 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Green Gauntlet 4.32 avg rating — 1,090 ratings — published 1966 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Post of Honor (A Horseman Riding By, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 1,054 ratings — published 1966 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Avenue Goes to War (The Avenue, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 1,021 ratings — published 1958 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dreaming Suburb (The Avenue, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 1,058 ratings — published 1958 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Give Us This Day (Swann Saga, #3) 4.29 avg rating — 961 ratings — published 1973 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diana 4.11 avg rating — 850 ratings — published 1960 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Swann Saga (3 books)
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4.28 avg rating — 4,529 ratings

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4.23 avg rating — 2,211 ratings

To Serve Them All My Days (2 books)
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4.30 avg rating — 110 ratings

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“The best thing for the inside of a man, is the outside of a horse.”
― R.F. Delderfield

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“One of these days the entire Western world will grind to a halt, its apparatus clogged with forms, files and memoranda.”
― R.F. Delderfield, To Serve Them All My Days

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“surely some of a nation’s wealth ought to be ploughed back into its population. From what I’ve seen since I came home precious little of our industrial profits are being invested in the welfare or the fabric of the country. Isn’t a compulsory education the key to a nation’s progress?’ ‘It’s”
― R.F. Delderfield, Long Summer Day

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