A Horseman Riding By

A Horseman Riding By

"A Horseman Riding By" is a 1966 novel by R. F. Delderfield. It was made into a BBC television serial around 1980.

It is set in Devon in the early 20th century. It was to some extent an elegy for the traditional society which was blown apart by the First World War.


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