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R.F. Delderfield Books in Order

R.F. Delderfield has written 55 books, published between 1946 and 1973. The first book is These Clicks Made History (1946) and the newest is Give Us This Day (1973). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
55
Published
1946–1973
Pages on record
10,538 in 30 of 55 books
Reading time
176–263 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,538 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 30 of 55 titles with a page count on record.

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R.F. Delderfield wrote English family sagas and popular history. The catalogue holds 55 titles published between 1946 and 1973, gathered into the Swann Family Saga, Horseman Riding By, Avenue and Diana. England, family life across generations, soldiers, the Napoleonic Wars and the Second World War supply the material, and Delderfield wrote history and biography alongside the novels. The 1950s were the busiest decade, and the run closes with Give Us This Day in 1973.

How many R.F. Delderfield books are there?

R.F. Delderfield has 55 books, released between 1946 and 1973. They include 4 series and 45 titles listed outside any series.

R.F. Delderfield Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 55 R.F. Delderfield books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of All Over The Town by R.F. Delderfield (1947)
  2. Cover of Farewell the Tranquil Mind by R.F. Delderfield (1950)
  3. Cover of Seven Men of Gascony by R.F. Delderfield (1954)
  4. Cover of The Adventures of Ben Gunn by R.F. Delderfield (1956)
  5. Cover of The Dreaming Suburb / The Avenue by R.F. Delderfield, book 1 of the Avenue series (1958)
  6. Cover of The Avenue Goes to War by R.F. Delderfield, book 2 of the Avenue series (1958)
  7. Cover of Diana by R.F. Delderfield, book 1 of the Diana series (1960)
  8. Cover of Stop at a Winner by R.F. Delderfield (1961)
  9. Cover of The March of the Twenty-Six / Napoleon's Marshals by R.F. Delderfield (1962)
  10. Cover of The Spring Madness of Mr Sermon / Mr. Sermon by R.F. Delderfield (1963)
  11. Cover of Too Few for Drums by R.F. Delderfield (1964)
  12. Cover of Long Summer Day by R.F. Delderfield, book 1 of the Horseman Riding By series (1966)
  13. Cover of Cheap Day Return by R.F. Delderfield (1967)
  14. Cover of Return Journey by R.F. Delderfield (1967)
  15. Cover of For My Own Amusement by R.F. Delderfield (1968)
  16. Cover of Imperial Sunset by R.F. Delderfield (1968)
  17. Cover of Napoleon in Love by R.F. Delderfield (1969)
  18. Cover of Charlie, Come Home / Come Home Charlie and Face Them by R.F. Delderfield (1969)
  19. Cover of God is an Englishman by R.F. Delderfield, book 1 of the Swann Family Saga (1970)
  20. Cover of Overture for Beginners by R.F. Delderfield (1970)
  21. Cover of Theirs Was the Kingdom by R.F. Delderfield, book 2 of the Swann Family Saga (1971)
  22. Cover of To Serve Them All My Days by R.F. Delderfield (1972)
  23. Cover of Give Us This Day by R.F. Delderfield, book 3 of the Swann Family Saga (1973)
  1. 1
    These Clicks Made History1946 · confirmed 2/4
    1946–
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  2. 2
    All Over The Town1947 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1947224
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  3. 3
    The Fascinating History of Budleigh and District1947 · confirmed 2/4
    1947–
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  4. 4
    Peace Comes to Peckham1948 · confirmed 2/4
    1948–
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  5. 5
    Queen Came By1949 · confirmed 2/4
    1949–
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  6. 6
    Farewell the Tranquil Mind1950 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1950320
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  7. 7
    Sailors Beware1950 · 28 pages · confirmed 2/4
    195028
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  8. 8
    Nobody Shouted Author1951 · confirmed 2/4
    1951–
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  9. 9
    The Old Lady of Cheadle1952 · 28 pages · confirmed 2/4
    195228
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  10. 10
    Miaow! Miaow!1952 · confirmed 2/4
    1952–
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  11. 11
    The Bride Wore an Opal Ring1952 · confirmed 2/4
    1952–
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  12. 12
    Waggonload O'Monkeys1952 · confirmed 2/4
    1952–
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  13. 13
    Made to Measure1952 · confirmed 2/4
    1952–
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  14. 14
    Smoke in the Valley1952 · confirmed 2/4
    1952–
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  15. 15
    Spark in Judea1953 · 85 pages · confirmed 2/4
    195385
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  16. 16
    Golden Rain1953 · confirmed 2/4
    1953–
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  17. 17
    Absent Lover1953 · confirmed 2/4
    1953–
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  18. 18
    Bird's Eye View1954 · confirmed 2/4
    1954–
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  19. 19
    Seven Men of Gascony1954 · 366 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1954366
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  20. 20
    Home is the Hunted1954 · confirmed 2/4
    1954–
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  21. 21
    Guinea Pigs1954 · 24 pages · confirmed 2/4
    195424
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  22. 22
    The Orchard Walls1954 · confirmed 2/4
    1954–
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  23. 23
    The Roundelay Tradition1954 · 32 pages · confirmed 2/4
    195432
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  24. 24
    And Then There Were None1954 · confirmed 2/4
    1954–
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  25. 25
    Ten Till Five1954 · confirmed 2/4
    1954–
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  26. 26
    The Adventures of Ben Gunn1956 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1956208
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  27. 27
    The Dreaming Suburb / The AvenueAvenue #11958 · 470 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1958470
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  28. 28
    The Avenue Goes to WarAvenue #21958 · confirmed 2/4
    1958–
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  29. 29
    Flashpoint1958 · confirmed 2/4
    1958–
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  30. 30
    DianaDiana #11960 · 666 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1960666
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R.F. Delderfield books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Horseman Riding By in order

3 books
  1. 1. Long Summer Day
  2. 2. Post of Honor
  3. 3. The Green Gauntlet

Swann Family Saga in order

3 books
  1. 1. God is an Englishman
  2. 2. Theirs Was the Kingdom
  3. 3. Give Us This Day

Avenue in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Dreaming Suburb / The Avenue
  2. 2. The Avenue Goes to War

Diana in order

2 books
  1. 1. Diana
  2. 2. The Unjust Skies

Standalone books

45 books

45 R.F. Delderfield titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read R.F. Delderfield books in order?

You only need to read R.F. Delderfield books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with R.F. Delderfield

Start with These Clicks Made History (1946), the earliest published title.

What is the newest R.F. Delderfield book?

Give Us This Day (1973) is the newest R.F. Delderfield book released so far.

Is there a new R.F. Delderfield book coming?

No next R.F. Delderfield book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

R.F. Delderfield at a glance

No recent titles
The newest R.F. Delderfield title on record dates from 1973, 53 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
R.F. Delderfield books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
10,538 pages across the 30 of 55 books with a recorded length, a median of 309 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most R.F. Delderfield books, 24 of 55, were published in the 1950s.

What the R.F. Delderfield books are about

23 of the 55 R.F. Delderfield books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 6 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.