03807cam a2200517 4500 525846540 TxAuBib 20211106120000.0 ||||||s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781402249792 1402249799 B003D8V7FI Amazon 17f85426-4440-4a6a-83b1-1f0193e65c8d OverDrive (Reserve ID) 242162 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Delderfield, R.F. To Serve Them All My Days [Libby]. Sourcebooks, 2009. post-war. Historical Fiction. England. boarding school. Family Saga . World War I. British Literature . best sellers. world wars. 2017. 20th_century_setting. 2018. shell-shocked. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1204kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:<p><strong>"R.F. Delderfield is a born storyteller." — Sunday Mirror</strong></p> <p>To Serve Them All My Days is the moving saga of David Powlett-Jones, who returns from World War I injured and shell-shocked. He is hired to teach history at Bamfylde School, where he rejects the formal curriculum and teaches the causes and consequences of the Great War.</p> <p>Eventually David earns the respect of his students and many of his fellow teachers, against the backdrop of a country struggling to redefine itself. As David falls in love and finds himself on track to possibly take on the headmaster role, he must search to find the strength to hold true to his beliefs as the specter of another great war looms.</p> <p>To Serve Them All My Days is a brilliant picture of England between the World Wars, as the country comes to terms with the horrors of the Great War and the new forces reshaping the British government and society.</p> <p>Subject of a Landmark BBC Miniseries</p> <p>Includes Bonus Reading Group Guide</p> <p><strong>WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:</strong></p> <p>"Mr. Delderfield's manner is easy, modest, heartwarming."—<b>Evening Standard<br /></b>"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 tradition that goes back to John Galsworthy and Arnold Bennett."—<b>Life Magazine<br /></b>"Sheer, wonderful storytelling."—<b>Chicago Tribune<br /></b>"Highly recommended. Combines tension with a splendid sense of atmosphere and vivid characterisation. An excellent read." —<b>Sunday Express</b></p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0174-1/17F/854/26/ToServeThemAllMyDays9781402223747.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=17F85426-4440-4A6A-83B1-1F0193E65C8D&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0174-1/17F/854/26/ToServeThemAllMyDays9781402223747.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=17F85426-4440-4A6A-83B1-1F0193E65C8D&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0174-1/17F/854/26/ToServeThemAllMyDays9781402223747.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=17F85426-4440-4A6A-83B1-1F0193E65C8D&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)