R.F. Delderfield

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born

February 12, 1912 in The United Kingdom

died

June 24, 1972

gender

male

genre

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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Books by R.F. Delderfield

Average rating: 4.07 · 2,613 ratings · 236 reviews · 37 distinct works

	To Serve Them All My Days 4.18 avg rating — 541 ratings — published 1972 — 12 editions	My rating:
	God Is an Englishman (Swann Saga, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 420 ratings — published 1970 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Theirs Was the Kingdom (Swann Saga, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 228 ratings — published 1971 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Horseman Riding by 4.20 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 1966 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Give Us This Day (Swann Saga, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 1973 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Diana 4.03 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 1973 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Long Summer Day: Book I Of A Horseman Riding By 4.21 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1972 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Avenue Goes to War (The Avenue, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 1958 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Dreaming Suburb (The Avenue, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1958 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Post of Honor (A Horseman Riding By, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1966 — 4 editions	My rating:

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Series by R.F. Delderfield

The Swann Saga (3 books)
by R.F. Delderfield

4.00 avg rating — 789 ratings

A Horseman Riding by (3 books)
by R.F. Delderfield

4.19 avg rating — 355 ratings

The Avenue (2 books)
by R.F. Delderfield

4.11 avg rating — 214 ratings

Quotes by R.F. Delderfield

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

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

1 person liked it

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