R. F. Delderfield Reading Order
1 series · 132 books
R. F. Delderfield was a prolific English novelist and playwright known for his historical and contemporary fiction. Over his career, which spanned from 1944 to 2005, he authored 171 works, including a long-running series and several standalone novels. His most celebrated book, "A Horseman Riding By," showcases his skillful storytelling and rich character development.
Standalone Novels Series
132 books
| # | 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 | Come Home Charlie & Face Them |
| 8 | Come Home Charlie and Face Them |
| 9 | Come Home Charlie, and Face Them |
| 10 | DREAMING SUBURB |
| 11 | Diana |
| 12 | Farewell the Tranquil Mind |
| 13 | Give Us This Day |
| 14 | Give Us This Day Part 1 of 2 |
| 15 | Give Us This Day Part 2 of 2 |
| 16 | Give Us This Day, Part 1 of 2 |
| 17 | Give Us This Day, Part 2 of 2 |
| 18 | Give Us This Day-V1 |
| 19 | Give Us This Day-V2 |
| 20 | Give us this day |
| 21 | Glad tidings! |
| 22 | God Is An Englishman Part 1 Of 2 |
| 23 | God Is An Englishman Part 2 Of 2 |
| 24 | God Is Englishman |
| 25 | God Is an Englishman |
| 26 | God is an Englishman |
| 27 | God is an Englishman Part 1 of 2 |
| 28 | God is an Englishman Part 2 of 2 |
| 29 | God is an Englishman-V1 |
| 30 | God is an Englishman-V2 |
| 31 | Green Gauntlet |
| 32 | Guinea Pigs |
| 33 | Horseman Riding by (A Horseman Riding by) |
| 34 | Imperial Sunset |
| 35 | Long Summer Day |
| 36 | Long Summer Day (A Horseman Riding by) |
| 37 | Long Summer Day 1902-1911 |
| 38 | Long summer day |
| 39 | MR SERMON |
| 40 | Mr. Sermon |
| 41 | Old Lady of Cheadle |
| 42 | Overture for Beginners |
| 43 | POST OF HONOR (Primer on Money, Banking & Gold) |
| 44 | Post of Honor |
| 45 | Post of honour |
| 46 | R.F. Delderfield's To serve them all my days |
| 47 | Sailors Beware |
| 48 | Seven men of Gascony |
| 49 | Spark in Judea |
| 50 | Spring Madness of Mr. Sermon |
| 51 | The Avenue Goes to War |
| 52 | The Avenue goes to war. |
| 53 | The Mayerling affair |
| 54 | The Roundelay Tradition |
| 55 | The Spring madness of Mr Sermon |
| 56 | The adventures of Ben Gunn |
| 57 | The dreaming suburb 1919-1940 |
| 58 | The green gauntlet |
| 59 | The orchard walls |
| 60 | Theirs Was the Kingdom Part 1 of 2 |
| 61 | Theirs Was the Kingdom Part 2 of 2 |
| 62 | Theirs Was the Kingdom-V1 |
| 63 | Theirs Was the Kingdom-V2 |
| 64 | Theirs was the kingdom |
| 65 | To Serve Them All My Da-V1 |
| 66 | To Serve Them All My Da-V2 |
| 67 | To Serve Them All My Days Part 1 Of 2 |
| 68 | To Serve Them All My Days Part 2 Of 2 |
| 69 | To serve them all my days |
| 70 | Too Few For Drums |
| 71 | Too Few for Drums |
| 72 | Under an English sky |
| 73 | This is my life 1944 |
| 74 | All over the town 1947 |
| 75 | Peace comes to Peckham 1948 |
| 76 | Worm's eye view 1948 |
| 77 | The queen came by 1949 |
| 78 | Farewell the tranquil 1950 |
| 79 | Farewell the tranquil mind 1950 |
| 80 | Sailors beware 1950 |
| 81 | Nobody shouted author 1951 |
| 82 | Miaow! Miaow! 1952 |
| 83 | The bride wore an opal ring 1952 |
| 84 | The old lady of Cheadle 1952 |
| 85 | Waggonload o' monkeys 1952 |
| 86 | Golden rain 1953 |
| 87 | The testimonial 1953 |
| 88 | And then there were none 1954 |
| 89 | Bird's eye view 1954 |
| 90 | Home is the hunted 1954 |
| 91 | Home is the hunted 2m 4w S/MX/COM 1954 |
| 92 | The Rounderlay tradition 1954 |
| 93 | The guinea-pigs 1954 |
| 94 | Where there's a will.. 1954 |
| 95 | The offending hand 1955 |
| 96 | Uncle's little lapse 1955 |
| 97 | Flashpoint 1958 |
| 98 | The Avenue goes to war 1958 |
| 99 | The Dreaming Suburb 1958 |
| 100 | The mayerling affair 1958 |
| 101 | Napoleon in love 1959 |
| 102 | There was a fair maid dwelling 1960 |
| 103 | Once aboard the lugger 1962 |
| 104 | The march of the twenty-six 1962 |
| 105 | The unjust skies 1962 |
| 106 | Wild mink 1962 |
| 107 | The spring madness of Mr. Sermon 1963 |
| 108 | The Avenue story 1964 |
| 109 | The golden millstones 1964 |
| 110 | A horseman riding 1966 |
| 111 | Napoleon's marshals 1966 |
| 112 | Cheap day return 1967 |
| 113 | The retreat from Moscow 1967 |
| 114 | For my own amusement 1968 |
| 115 | Imperial sunset 1968 |
| 116 | Come home Charlie and face them 1969 |
| 117 | The avenue 1969 |
| 118 | Overture for beginners 1970 |
| 119 | König Adams Reich 1973 |
| 120 | Post of honor 1974 |
| 121 | Return journey 1974 |
| 122 | The Avenue Goes to War (1940-1947 Vol II of The Avenue) 1976 |
| 123 | Stop at a winner 1978 |
| 124 | Long summer day 1902-1911 1982 |
| 125 | Maar de liefde hlijft 1982 |
| 126 | Post of honour 1911-1940 1982 |
| 127 | The headmaster 1987 |
| 128 | Too few for drums 1988 |
| 129 | Seven Men of Gascony Rfd Hpb 1995 |
| 130 | Theirs Was The Kingdom Part 1 Of 2 1996 |
| 131 | Theirs Was The Kingdom Part 2 Of 2 1996 |
| 132 | To Serve Them All My Days 2005 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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- R. F. Delderfield has written 132 books across 1 series. Their published works span from 1944 to 2005.

