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A Horseman Riding By is a sequence of 3 novels by R. F. Delderfield written between 1966 and 1968. It starts in 1902 at the tail end of the Boer War and is continued in the sequels to end in 1965. The first book is set in Devon in the early 20th century.
A Horseman Riding By: With Nigel Havers, Glyn Houston, Prunella Ransome, Wendy Holloway. Invalided out of the Boer War, Paul Craddock buys Shallowford estate in Devon. He treats tenant farmers fairly, earning respect as the new "Squire", unlike his predecessor.
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Sun, Nov 26, 1978. The Valley has its first conscientious objector and most of the locals do not take it kindly. Sydney Codsall, now a solicitor, visits Paul and tries to involve him in a doubtful deal, which forces Paul to take a vital step. 7.8/10 (10)
1902: The Party. Paul takes ownership of Shallowford House. Now he must learn his job of being squire. 1902: Valley for Sale. Paul Craddock answers an advertisement and arrives in Devon. By genre:...
The series explores the economic history of the United Kingdom from the 1860s to the outbreak of the First World War. In the A Horseman Riding By trilogy, Paul Craddock, also an ex-soldier, becomes a rural landlord in Delderfield's own Devon in the early 20th century.
Having been invalided out of the Boer War, Paul Craddock buys Shallowford, a manor house and estate in Devon, with money from his late father's scrap-yard business. He soon becomes a much-respected "Squire" who is determined to treat all his tenant farmers fairly, unlike his predecessor.
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Nigel Havers stars as Paul Craddock, invalided out of the army during the Boer War to become Squire of the long neglected Devonshire Estate of Shallowford. The series charts Craddock's new life in the Valley which is challenging because of the Valley's inhabitants and the harsh consequences of war.
