|
" God is an Englishman / "
R.F. Delderfield
| Document Type
|
:
|
BL
|
| Record Number
|
:
|
688278
|
| Doc. No
|
:
|
b510467
|
| Main Entry
|
:
|
Delderfield, R. F., (Ronald Frederick),1912-1972
|
| Title & Author
|
:
|
God is an Englishman /\ R.F. Delderfield
|
| Publication Statement
|
:
|
New York :: Simon and Schuster,, [1970]
|
|
|
:
|
, ©1970
|
| Page. NO
|
:
|
687 pages :: map (on lining papers) ;; 23 cm
|
| ISBN
|
:
|
0671205021
|
|
|
:
|
: 9780671205027
|
| Contents
|
:
|
Man with a casket : 1857-1858 -- Encounter : Summer, 1858 -- The Cygnet years : 1858-1861 -- Cob at large : 1862-1863 -- Sortie torrentielle : 1864-1865 -- Towards the Weir : 1865-1866 -- Re-encounter : 1866
|
| Abstract
|
:
|
The first novel in the epic "God Is an Englishman" series, this book is a stirring saga of England in the 19th century, as the Industrial Revolution takes hold, forever changing the landscape of England and her people. Adam Swann, scion of an army family, returns home in 1858 after service with Her Majesty's army in the Crimea and India, determined to build his fortune in the dog-eat-dog world of Victorian commerce. Swann is soon captivated by Henrietta, the high-spirited daughter of a local mill owner. As Swann works to build his name, he and Henrietta share adventures, reversal, and fortune
|
| Subject
|
:
|
British-- India-- 19th century, Fiction
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Domestic fiction
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Families-- England, Fiction
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Historical fiction
|
| Dewey Classification
|
:
|
823/.9/12
|
| |