The Jewel In The Crown
  • Published: 15 November 2001
  • ISBN: 9780099439967
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 528
  • RRP: $24.99
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The Jewel In The Crown

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The opening title of Paul Scott's masterpiece, The Raj Quartet, dramatised by Radio 4

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NOW A BBC RADIO 4 EXTRA DRAMATISATION STARRING ANNA MAXWELL MARTIN AND PRASANNA PUWANARAJAH
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BOOK ONE OF THE RAJ QUARTET

India 1942: everything is in flux. World War II has shown that the British are not invincible and the self-rule lobby is gaining many supporters. Against this background, Daphne Manners, a young English girl, is brutally raped in the Bibighat Gardens. The racism, brutality and hatred launched upon the head of her young Indian lover echo the dreadful violence perpetrated on Daphne and reveal the desperate state of Anglo-Indian relations.

The rift that will eventually prise India - the jewel in the Imperial Crown - from colonial rule is beginning to gape wide.
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'A major work, a glittering combination of brilliant craftsmanship, psychological perception and objective reporting... Rarely have the sounds and smells and total atmosphere been so evocatively suggested' - New York Times

'Absorbing and brilliant... A triumph' - Evening Standard

'One of the most important landmarks of post-war fiction... A mighty literary experience' - The Times

'Quite simply, monumental' - Washington Post
  • Published: 15 November 2001
  • ISBN: 9780099439967
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 528
  • RRP: $24.99
Categories:

About the author

Paul Scott

Paul Mark Scott was an English novelist, playwright, and poet, best known for his monumental tetralogy The Raj Quartet. His novel Staying On won the Booker Prize for 1977.

Also by Paul Scott

The Raj Quartet: The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence & A Division of the Spoils
My Secret Garden Shed
The Raj Quartet - Vol 2
The Raj Quartet - Vol 1
Staying On
The Towers Of Silence
The Day Of The Scorpion
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Praise for The Jewel In The Crown

A major work, a glittering combination of brilliant craftsmanship, psychological perception and objective reporting... Rarely have the sounds and smells and total atmosphere been so evocatively suggested

New York Times

Absorbing and brilliant... A triumph

Evening Standard

One of the most important landmarks of post-war fiction... A mighty literary experience

The Times

Quite simply, monumental

Washington Post
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