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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: 4.21 · 17,646 ratings · 1,341 reviews · 87 distinct works • Similar authors

	To Serve Them All My Days 4.33 avg rating — 3,133 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 — 3,232 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) 4.23 avg rating — 1,858 ratings — published 1966 — 14 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) 4.23 avg rating — 1,292 ratings — published 1971 — 38 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 4.31 avg rating — 1,044 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) 4.26 avg rating — 989 ratings — published 1966 — 40 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) 4.32 avg rating — 972 ratings — published 1958 — 27 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 — 1,013 ratings — published 1958 — 31 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 4.10 avg rating — 812 ratings — published 1960 — 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
	Give Us This Day (Swann Saga, #3) 4.24 avg rating — 741 ratings — published 1973 — 18 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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Series by R.F. Delderfield

The Swann Saga (3 books)
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4.27 avg rating — 4,310 ratings

The Avenue (2 books)
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4.22 avg rating — 2,116 ratings

To Serve Them All My Days (2 books)
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4.32 avg rating — 108 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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“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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To Serve Them All My Days by R.F. Delderfield

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The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

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East of Eden by John Steinbeck

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Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

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