R. F. Delderfield Reading Order
1 series · 171 books
R. F. Delderfield was an English novelist and playwright who built a prolific literary career spanning more than six decades. Drawing on his background as a journalist, he crafted sweeping standalone novels that often explored family dynamics and social change across generations. His works are known for their narrative depth and vivid character development, appealing to readers who appreciate richly layered stories of human relationships and period detail.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete171 books
Start with This is my life, the first of 171 books in the Standalone Novels series.
| # | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Men Gascony |
| 2 | A horseman riding by |
| 3 | All Over the Town |
| 4 | Avenue Story |
| 5 | Charlie, come home |
| 6 | Cheap Day Return |
| 7 | Cheap Day Return |
| 8 | Come Home Charlie & Face Them |
| 9 | Come Home Charlie and Face Them |
| 10 | Come Home Charlie, and Face Them |
| 11 | Come home Charlie and face them |
| 12 | DREAMING SUBURB |
| 13 | Diana |
| 14 | Diana |
| 15 | Diana |
| 16 | Diana |
| 17 | Farewell the Tranquil Mind |
| 18 | Farewell the tranquil mind |
| 19 | Give Us This Day |
| 20 | Give Us This Day Part 1 of 2 |
| 21 | Give Us This Day Part 2 of 2 |
| 22 | Give Us This Day, Part 1 of 2 |
| 23 | Give Us This Day, Part 2 of 2 |
| 24 | Give Us This Day-V1 |
| 25 | Give Us This Day-V2 |
| 26 | Give us this day |
| 27 | Give us this day |
| 28 | Glad tidings! |
| 29 | God Is An Englishman Part 1 Of 2 |
| 30 | God Is An Englishman Part 2 Of 2 |
| 31 | God Is Englishman |
| 32 | God Is an Englishman |
| 33 | God is an Englishman |
| 34 | God is an Englishman Part 1 of 2 |
| 35 | God is an Englishman Part 2 of 2 |
| 36 | God is an Englishman-V1 |
| 37 | God is an Englishman-V2 |
| 38 | Green Gauntlet |
| 39 | Green Gauntlet |
| 40 | Guinea Pigs |
| 41 | Horseman Riding by (A Horseman Riding by) |
| 42 | Imperial Sunset |
| 43 | Imperial sunset |
| 44 | Imperial sunset |
| 45 | Long Summer Day |
| 46 | Long Summer Day (A Horseman Riding by) |
| 47 | Long Summer Day 1902-1911 |
| 48 | Long summer day |
| 49 | Long summer day |
| 50 | MR SERMON |
| 51 | Mr. Sermon |
| 52 | Nobody shouted author |
| 53 | Old Lady of Cheadle |
| 54 | Overture for Beginners |
| 55 | POST OF HONOR (Primer on Money, Banking & Gold) |
| 56 | Post of Honor |
| 57 | Post of Honor |
| 58 | Post of honour |
| 59 | R.F. Delderfield's To serve them all my days |
| 60 | Sailors Beware |
| 61 | Sailors beware |
| 62 | Seven men of Gascony |
| 63 | Seven men of Gascony |
| 64 | Spark in Judea |
| 65 | Spark in Judea |
| 66 | Spring Madness of Mr. Sermon |
| 67 | The Avenue Goes to War |
| 68 | The Avenue goes to war |
| 69 | The Avenue goes to war. |
| 70 | The Dreaming Suburb |
| 71 | The Mayerling affair |
| 72 | The Roundelay Tradition |
| 73 | The Spring madness of Mr Sermon |
| 74 | The adventures of Ben Gunn |
| 75 | The adventures of Ben Gunn |
| 76 | The dreaming suburb 1919-1940 |
| 77 | The green gauntlet |
| 78 | The orchard walls |
| 79 | The retreat from Moscow |
| 80 | Theirs Was the Kingdom Part 1 of 2 |
| 81 | Theirs Was the Kingdom Part 2 of 2 |
| 82 | Theirs Was the Kingdom-V1 |
| 83 | Theirs Was the Kingdom-V2 |
| 84 | Theirs was the kingdom |
| 85 | Theirs was the kingdom |
| 86 | Theirs was the kingdom |
| 87 | To Serve Them All My Da-V1 |
| 88 | To Serve Them All My Da-V2 |
| 89 | To Serve Them All My Days |
| 90 | To Serve Them All My Days |
| 91 | To Serve Them All My Days Part 1 Of 2 |
| 92 | To Serve Them All My Days Part 2 Of 2 |
| 93 | To serve them all my days |
| 94 | To serve them all my days |
| 95 | To serve them all my days |
| 96 | Too Few For Drums |
| 97 | Too Few for Drums |
| 98 | Too few for drums |
| 99 | Under an English sky |
| 100 | This is my life 1944 |
| 101 | All over the town 1947 |
| 102 | Peace comes to Peckham 1948 |
| 103 | Worm's eye view 1948 |
| 104 | Seven men of Gascony 1949 |
| 105 | The queen came by 1949 |
| 106 | Farewell the tranquil 1950 |
| 107 | Farewell the tranquil mind 1950 |
| 108 | Sailors beware 1950 |
| 109 | Nobody shouted author 1951 |
| 110 | Miaow! Miaow! 1952 |
| 111 | The bride wore an opal ring 1952 |
| 112 | The old lady of Cheadle 1952 |
| 113 | Waggonload o' monkeys 1952 |
| 114 | Golden rain 1953 |
| 115 | Spark in Judea 1953 |
| 116 | The testimonial 1953 |
| 117 | And then there were none 1954 |
| 118 | Bird's eye view 1954 |
| 119 | Home is the hunted 1954 |
| 120 | Home is the hunted 2m 4w S/MX/COM 1954 |
| 121 | The Rounderlay tradition 1954 |
| 122 | The guinea-pigs 1954 |
| 123 | The orchard walls 1954 |
| 124 | Where there's a will.. 1954 |
| 125 | The offending hand 1955 |
| 126 | Uncle's little lapse 1955 |
| 127 | The adventures of Ben Gunn 1956 |
| 128 | Flashpoint 1958 |
| 129 | The Avenue goes to war 1958 |
| 130 | The Dreaming Suburb 1958 |
| 131 | The mayerling affair 1958 |
| 132 | Napoleon in love 1959 |
| 133 | Diana 1960 |
| 134 | There was a fair maid dwelling 1960 |
| 135 | Once aboard the lugger 1962 |
| 136 | The march of the twenty-six 1962 |
| 137 | The unjust skies 1962 |
| 138 | Wild mink 1962 |
| 139 | The spring madness of Mr. Sermon 1963 |
| 140 | The Avenue story 1964 |
| 141 | The golden millstones 1964 |
| 142 | A horseman riding 1966 |
| 143 | A horseman riding by 1966 |
| 144 | Napoleon's marshals 1966 |
| 145 | Cheap day return 1967 |
| 146 | The retreat from Moscow 1967 |
| 147 | For my own amusement 1968 |
| 148 | Imperial sunset 1968 |
| 149 | The green gauntlet 1968 |
| 150 | Come home Charlie and face them 1969 |
| 151 | The avenue 1969 |
| 152 | God is an Englishman 1970 |
| 153 | Mr. Sermon 1970 |
| 154 | Overture for beginners 1970 |
| 155 | Theirs was the kingdom 1971 |
| 156 | To serve them all my days 1972 |
| 157 | Give us this day 1973 |
| 158 | König Adams Reich 1973 |
| 159 | Post of honor 1974 |
| 160 | Return journey 1974 |
| 161 | The Avenue Goes to War (1940-1947 Vol II of The Avenue) 1976 |
| 162 | Stop at a winner 1978 |
| 163 | Long summer day 1902-1911 1982 |
| 164 | Maar de liefde hlijft 1982 |
| 165 | Post of honour 1911-1940 1982 |
| 166 | The headmaster 1987 |
| 167 | Too few for drums 1988 |
| 168 | Seven Men of Gascony Rfd Hpb 1995 |
| 169 | Theirs Was The Kingdom Part 1 Of 2 1996 |
| 170 | Theirs Was The Kingdom Part 2 Of 2 1996 |
| 171 | To Serve Them All My Days 2005 |
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