Theirs Was the Kingdom
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- 32 uur lezen
The second book in R.F. Delderfield's brilliant saga of the Swann family, which has captivated readers since its first appearance.
Delderfield R. F. Boeken
Ronald Frederick Delderfield was een populaire Engelse romanschrijver en dramaturg wiens werken vaak voor televisie werden bewerkt en nog steeds veel gelezen worden. Zijn historische romans en series volgen vaak jonge mannen die terugkeren uit de oorlog, waarbij hun leven in Engeland wordt geschetst en de auteur de breedte van de Engelse geschiedenis kan weergeven. Door deze verhalen duikt Delderfield diep in de sociale geschiedenis en verkent hij de periode van het Edwardiaanse tijdperk tot de vroege jaren zestig, met aandacht voor maatschappelijke veranderingen en individuele ervaringen in die transformerende tijd.
To Serve Them All My Days
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- 24 uur lezen
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
- 672bladzijden
- 24 uur lezen
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
- 480bladzijden
- 17 uur lezen
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
- 767bladzijden
- 27 uur lezen
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
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- 17 uur lezen
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.
