Theirs Was the Kingdom
- 896pagine
- 32 ore di lettura
The second book in R.F. Delderfield's brilliant saga of the Swann family, which has captivated readers since its first appearance.
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Ronald Frederick Delderfield è stato un popolare romanziere e drammaturgo inglese le cui opere sono state ampiamente adattate per la televisione e continuano ad essere ampiamente lette. I suoi romanzi e serie storiche seguono spesso giovani uomini di ritorno dalla guerra, ritraendo le loro vite in Inghilterra e permettendo all'autore di catturare l'ampiezza della storia inglese. Attraverso queste narrazioni, Delderfield approfondisce la storia sociale, esplorando il periodo dall'era edoardiana fino ai primi anni '60 con un focus sui cambiamenti sociali e le esperienze individuali in quel tempo trasformativo.
To Serve Them All My Days
- 672pagine
- 24 ore di lettura
The classic story of an English public school between the wars and an inspirational teacher, repackaged as a Hodder Great Read.
God is an Englishman
- 672pagine
- 24 ore di lettura
R.F. Delderfield's brilliant saga of the Swann family has captivated readers since its first appearance. This is the first book in the trilogy, followed by THEIRS WAS THE KINGDOM and GIVE US THIS DAY.
The Dreaming Suburb
- 480pagine
- 17 ore di lettura
On the outside the Avenue appeared so peaceful but this is a story of turbulent change, of boom and bust, mass unemployment, new freedoms and restrictions, the Blackshirts, and jazz.
Give Us This Day
- 767pagine
- 27 ore di lettura
The captivating third and final book in R.F. Delderfield's Swann family saga, the bestselling trilogy which began with GOD IS AN ENGLISHMAN and THEIRS WAS THE KINGDOM.
Despite the outbreak of war, and the less than honourable intentions of those left behind, the inhabitants of the Avenue find themselves bound together by their experiences, discovering hidden reserves of courage and humour.
Between the years 1804 and 1815, Napoleon created twenty-six Marshals of France. These men, who held the highest positions in the Empire after Napoleon himself, came from very diverse backgrounds and ranged from a smuggler to a Prince. During the years when Napoleon was conqueror of most of Europe, the Marshals acquired titles and great riches but in the end there was only one who was not to some extent corrupted by greed or ambition, and who remained loyal to the man who had elevated them all to power. This book describes their rise and fall.
The Green Gauntlet
- 480pagine
- 17 ore di lettura
The third novel in The Horseman Riding By series that established Delderfield as one of the most popular and admired novelists of the 1960s
From one of the twentieth century's bestselling authors, R.F. Delderfield, this is a book about one man's dissatisfaction with his small life, and his desire to break free.
Paul Craddock is still young when he is invalided out of the army after the Boer War and he discovers the neglected estate of Shallowford in a secluded corner of Devon. It seems remote from the march of progress. But as storm clouds gather over Europe, Paul learns that no part of England, however remote, can escape the challenge of the times.
