Theirs Was the Kingdom
- 896 stránek
- 32 hodin čtení
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. Knihy
Ronald Frederick Delderfield byl populární anglický romanopisec a dramatik. Mnohá jeho díla byla adaptována pro televizi a jsou stále široce čtena. Jeho historické romány a série často sledují mladé muže vracející se z války a jejich životy v Anglii, což autorovi umožňuje vykreslit široký záběr anglické historie a hluboce se ponořit do sociálních dějin od edwardiánské éry do počátku 60. let.
To Serve Them All My Days
- 672 stránek
- 24 hodin čtení
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
- 672 stránek
- 24 hodin čtení
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
- 480 stránek
- 17 hodin čtení
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
- 767 stránek
- 27 hodin čtení
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.
The Green Gauntlet
- 480 stránek
- 17 hodin čtení
The third novel in The Horseman Riding By series that established Delderfield as one of the most popular and admired novelists of the 1960s
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.
Post of Honour
- 672 stránek
- 24 hodin čtení
'He built an imposing artistic social history that promises to join those of his great forebears in the long, noble line of the English novel. His narratives belong in a tradition that goes back to John Galsworthy and Arnold Bennett' Life Magazine
