Overture for beginners,

by R.F. Delderfield

Overture for Beginners is second collection of intimate, informal reminiscences which will provide a delightful game of inspiration-spotting for all the many fans of Mr. Delderfield's plays and best-selling novels. ...As a boy in Bermondsey, he remembers the Zeppelin era; in retrospect he relishes the quiet snobbery of the Avenue in suburban Addiscombe and recalls the first excitement of moving into 'the country' and later to the seaside. Later essays cover his early reporting days and service in the RAF during World War 2.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

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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