Sign up to our emails and be the first to know about new releases, special offers and more.
Become a Readings Member to make your shopping experience even easier. Sign in or sign up for free!
Hello Readings Member! Go to the member centre to view your orders, change your details, or view your lists, or sign out.
Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
R. F. Delderfield
Traditional fiction with big nostalgic appeal.
Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order
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.
Available to order, ships in approx 2 weeksAvailable to order
Victor J. Lams
Begins with a survey of R F Delderfield’s knowledge of Napoleonic history as revealed in his three Napoleonic-era novels. In this book, two commentaries follow: the first on English attitudes…
Theirs Was the Kingdom is a stirring saga of England in the late 19th century, as the Industrial Revolution takes hold, forever changing the landscape of England and her people.
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…
They set out as ten who must wend their way out from behind French lines in Portugal and back to the British army. This tale of the Peninsular campaigns of…
This stirring saga follows seven comrades and heroes through the tumult of the Napolianic Wars as they fight for their lives from Austria to Portugal, from France to Russia, until…
To Serve Them All My Days is the moving saga of David Powlett-Jones, who returns from World War I injured and shell-shocked.
The masterful saga of Bonaparte’s twenty-six military Marshals by Napoleonic authority Delderfield is set against the dramatic backdrop of the French Revolution, Napoleon’s rise and his conquests, and the restoration…
Nat Hearn came back from the War to be assistant editor and can carrier in chief of the Sandcome Clarion. R.F. Delderfield takes the lid off small town life with…
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…
The second book in R.F. Delderfield’s brilliant saga of the Swann family, which has captivated readers since its first appearance.
The classic story of an English public school between the wars and an inspirational teacher, repackaged as a Hodder Great Read.
Available to order, ships in 5-9 daysAvailable to order
‘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…
The third novel in The Horseman Riding By series that established Delderfield as one of the most popular and admired novelists of the 1960s
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.
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.
From one of the twentieth century’s bestselling authors, this is a wonderful adventure set during the Napoleonic wars.
Available to order, ships in 4-5 weeksAvailable to order
‘Sheer, wonderful storytelling’ - Chicago Tribune - in this bestselling novel now being reissued as a Great Read.
