R.C. Sherriff Books in Order

Young officer Raleigh arrives in the trenches hoping to serve beside the man he has long admired. Instead, he finds Stanhope changed by war, as their company waits under mounting strain for the next attack.

A company plans to redevelop the quiet village of Badger's Green, alarming residents determined to preserve their home. Their resistance leads to an unusual agreement: a cricket match will decide whether the village survives unchanged.

The Stevens family leave London for their familiar fortnight at a seaside boarding house. Beneath the pleasures and rituals of their annual holiday, each family member brings private worries, hopes, and a desire for something different.

Retirement leaves Mr. Baldwin restless and disrupts the comfortable routines he and his wife once shared. As they consider leaving London, the search for a different home becomes a chance to imagine a new life together.

Retired teacher Edgar Hopkins learns that the moon is heading toward Earth, threatening his quiet English village with destruction. His account follows ordinary routines and extraordinary preparations as neighbors confront the prospect of the world ending.

A blinded RAF officer and his actress wife face the destruction of a castle during an air raid. What appears to be another wartime catastrophe may offer the couple an unexpected change in their lives.

Approaching retirement, village vicar Roger Matthews feels drawn to serve a poor London neighborhood. Unfriendly residents repeatedly turn him away, until an unexpected encounter and an abandoned boathouse give his difficult mission a possible opening.

After her wealthy twin sister dies, Miss Mabel's charitable intentions become entangled with murder. This comedy follows an elderly woman whose wish to put family money to better use raises uncomfortable questions about the means she chooses.

David Preston returns from work at the usual hour, only to learn that an entire day has passed without him. Unable to explain his lost time, he finds himself implicated in robbery and murder.

After his Christmas party, prosperous John Greenwood is locked out of his own house by a sudden gust of wind. The strange events that follow unsettle his comfortable life and offer a chance to reconsider it.

Schoolboys Simon and Peter spend their holiday searching for the royal treasure King John supposedly lost in the fens. Their investigation leads to a secluded estate and a family guarding an extraordinary secret across generations.

A neglected well becomes a local sensation after a powerful visitor claims its water cured him. As the town prepares to profit, a man who knows the secret behind its healing powers demands a share.

R.C. Sherriff recounts the unexpected success of Journey’s End, a play first written to support his rowing club. His memoir follows the shift from insurance work to theatrical fame and a career writing for Hollywood.

A powerful earl lays siege to Lord Swayne’s coastal castle under the pretext of serving King John. Inside, Swayne’s son forms a friendship with the earl’s captive son as the conflict threatens both their families.