Delderfield, R. F. (Ronald Frederick) 1912-1972

To serve them all my days by R. F Delderfield ( Book )
42 editions published between 1972 and 2009 in English and Finnish and held by 2,433 libraries worldwide
Mr. Delderfield's herp is a schoolmaster, David Powlett-Jones, who survives the dreary carnage of the Western front to become a teacher at a remote English "public" school, gradually maturing from a shell-shocke dveteran scarcely older than his charges into a great headmaster, whose influence touches and changes the lives of hundreds of boys who pass through his care.

Theirs was the kingdom by R. F Delderfield ( Book )
23 editions published between 1971 and 2009 in English and held by 2,309 libraries worldwide
A brilliantly woven tapestry of history and adventure, this imposing novel continues the saga of the Victorian giant of commerce Adam Swann and his tough-minded wife, as it follows their fortunes in the penultimate decade of the nineteenth century, and in the careers of the five Swann children reflects both the triumphs and tragedies of Imperial England.

God is an Englishman by R. F Delderfield ( Book )
29 editions published between 1970 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 2,257 libraries worldwide
This novel is set in the ruthless world of Victorian commerce follows the fortunes of Adam Swann, scion of an Army family and veteran of campaigns in the Crimea and in India, in his quest to found his own financial dynasty. A richly woven tale that takes the reader from the dusty plains of India to the teeming slums of nineteenth-century London, from the chaos of the great industrial cities of the age to the peaceful certainties of the English countryside.

Give us this day by R. F Delderfield ( Book )
22 editions published between 1973 and 2010 in English and held by 2,022 libraries worldwide
This concluding volume in the author's saga of the Swann family begins at the time of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee and ends with the guns of August, 1914.

Charlie, come home by R. F Delderfield ( Book )
27 editions published between 1969 and 2008 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,456 libraries worldwide
After weeks of careful planning, the day of the great bank robbery had arrived and with it an unforeseen circumstance that leaves Charles and his accomplices without escape...

The green gauntlet by R. F Delderfield ( Book )
23 editions published between 1968 and 2007 in English and held by 1,235 libraries worldwide
Chronicles the experiences of a large Devonshire family during World War II and its aftermath.

All over the town by R. F Delderfield ( Book )
22 editions published between 1947 and 1988 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,089 libraries worldwide
Nat Hearn comes back from the war and an R.A.F. commission to resume his old job as assistant editor and chief scapegoat of the local newspaper. He proceeds to change the paper into a crusading weapon against injustice and old-fogeyism and to turn the sleepy town of Sandcombe upside down.

Return journey by R. F Delderfield ( Book )
6 editions published between 1967 and 1976 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,055 libraries worldwide
Returning to his hometown after a 30-year absence, the narrator recalls his first loves.

Diana by R. F Delderfield ( Book )
21 editions published between 1960 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 1,050 libraries worldwide
Devonshire boy's love for the young mistress of the manor endures through her marriage to another and through the years of World War 2 and their meeting in Paris.

A horseman riding by by R. F Delderfield ( Book )
17 editions published between 1966 and 1982 in 3 languages and held by 1,005 libraries worldwide
After his return from the Boer War, the Squire of Shallowfield struggles for 40 years to restore and maintain a farming estate in Devonshire.