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Theirs Was the Kingdom (The Swann Family Saga: Volume 2) [Paperback]

R. F. Delderfield (Author)
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Publication Date: 1 Sep 1987 | ISBN-10: 0340162252 | ISBN-13: 978-0340162255 | Edition: New Ed
The second book in R.F. Delderfield's Swann family saga.

Adam Swann's expanding business empire now stretches as far north as the Scottish Highlands and as far west as the Dublin Pale. Alex, his elder son, is a professional solder; George is a pioneer of the motor industry and his adopted daughter Deborah works to uncover the terrible injustices facing working-class women.

The great edifice of the British Empire is beginning to crumble, and as the gap between prosperity and poverty widens Victorian England can no longer afford to be complacent . . .

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  • Paperback: 896 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton; New Ed edition (1 Sep 1987)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0340162252
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340162255
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 4.6 x 17.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 131,031 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'R.F. Delderfield is a born storyteller' (Sunday Mirror )

'His narratives belong in a tradition that goes back to John Galsworthy' (Life Magazine )

About the Author

R.F. Delderfield was born in South London in 1912. On leaving school he joined the Exmouth Chronicle newspaper as a junior reporter, where he went on to become Editor. From there he began to write stage plays and then became a highly successful novelist, renowned for brilliantly portraying slices of English life. With the publication of his first saga, A HORSEMAN RIDING BY, he became one of Britain's most popular authors. Many of his bestselling novels were later adapted for television. He died in 1972.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An absorbing saga of Victorian Britain 15 Sep 2001
By Kathy Lang
Format:Paperback
Theirs Was the Kingdom is the second in a trilogy about people, events and the life and times of Victorian Britain. It's an old friend of mine: I've read the trilogy three or four times, and find it a great holiday read - it's too absorbing to risk having around when work is pressing. Delderfield uses the fortunes of the Swann family to portray Victorian society as Britain develops from a small but energetic nation to the head of the greatest empire of modern times. But Delderfield was a man of his times too, and, although by trade a journalist, he loves the stately prose of a more leisured age than ours. So it's not for the concentration-challenged; but if you appreciate good writing and an absorbing story, you'll value every page.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent continuation of a compelling saga.... 10 Jan 2000
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I felt compelled to submit this review after being shocked by the low overall rating og this book. I found it to be an excellent second piece to the trilogy and a joy to read. Not for the reader who's looking for a "quick read," but engaging enough to make the time fly, Theirs Was the Kingdom--like it's companions in the Swann saga--is an excellent story, and you'll reach the last page thankful that there's more to come. Don't miss it: curl up by the fire w/a good glass of wine and enjoy.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Sweeping family saga continues towards the twentieth century 16 Oct 1999
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This tome continues where "God is an Englishman" left off, relating the fortunes and failures of the children of Adam and Henrietta Swann. They had nine in total, so there is plenty to tell. Delderfield is a leisurely writer, occupied as much with the changing landscape of Victorian England as he is with the changing lives of his characters. This is not a book for the faint-hearted reader raised on sound bites. It is a book of immense detail and characterization--an entire generation has been created in the mind of one man, and he takes nearly 900 pages to present it to his reader. If you like your books long, if you relish the magnificence of English history, and if you've already read "God is an Englishman", then this is the book for you.
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