The Jewel In The Crown

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  • ENGLISH

    Language
  • 528

    Pages
  • 9780749322212

    ISBN
  • 125 mm

    Width
  • 200 mm

    Height
  • PAPERBACK

    Binding
  • 1966

    Publish Date
  • 30 mm

    Spine Width

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    In this first book of the Raj Quartet, we are introduced to an India where everything is in flux. WWII has shown that the British are not invincible and the self-rule lobby is gaining many supporters. The rift that will eventually prise India - the jewel in the Imperial Crown - from colonial rule is beginning to gape wide. Against this background, Daphne Manners, a young English girl, is brutally raped in the Bidighat Gardens. The racism, brutality and hatred launched upon the head of Hari Kumar, Daphne's young Indian lover, echo the dreadful violence perpetrated on Daphne and reveal...  Read More

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    Paul Scott

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    Paul Scott was born in London in 1920. He served in the army from 1940 to 1946, mainly in India and Malaya. He is the author of thirteen distinguished novels including his famous The Raj Quartet. In 1977, Staying On won the Booker Prize. Paul Scott died in 1978.