R.F. Delderfield

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in The United Kingdom

February 12, 1912

died

June 24, 1972

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Literature & Fiction

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Ronald Frederick Delderfield (12 February 1912 – 24 June 1972) 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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R.F. Delderfield's Books

Average rating: 4.09 · 4,014 ratings · 381 reviews · 46 distinct works · Similar authors

	God Is an Englishman (Swann Saga, #1) 3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 790 ratings — published 1970 — 13 editions	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
	To Serve Them All My Days 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 777 ratings — published 1972 — 15 editions	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) 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 319 ratings — published 1971 — 11 editions	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
	Horseman Riding by 4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 1966 — 5 editions	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) 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 1973 — 11 editions	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 4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 1973 — 8 editions	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: Book I Of A Horseman Riding By 4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 1972 — 4 editions	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) 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 142 ratings — published 1958 — 7 editions	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) 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 1958 — 11 editions	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) 4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 1966 — 3 editions	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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Series by R.F. Delderfield

The Swann Saga (3 books)
by R.F. Delderfield
4.027169811320754 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 1,325 ratings

A Horseman Riding by (3 books)
by R.F. Delderfield
4.190127970749543 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 547 ratings

The Avenue (2 books)
by R.F. Delderfield
4.1580547112462005 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 329 ratings

Quotes by R.F. Delderfield

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

5 people liked it

“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

2 people liked it

“He was thrown from his horse, and Englishman never falls off. ( roughly)”
― R.F. Delderfield

1 person liked it

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