The Raj Quartet

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The Raj Quartet
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The Raj Quartet

Paul Scott
Edition year 2009
Binding Cloth
Illustrator Finn Campbell-Notman
Volumes 4
Weight 5 Kg
Pages Vol. 1: 462; Vol. 2: 466; Vol. 3: 384; Vol. 4: 581
Dimensions 24 × 16 cm

Edition details

The Raj Quartet by Paul Scott. (4v.). 1. The Jewel in the Crown, 462pp. 2. The Day of the Scorpion, 466pp. 3. The Towers of Silence, 384pp. 4. A Division of the Spoils, 581pp. 7 illustrations by Finn Campbell-Notman in each volume. Bound in image blocked cloth. Title and pattern on slipcase. 24x16cm.

About the book

Paul Scott's The Raj Quartet follows British and Indian lives during the final years of British rule in India. The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence and A Division of the Spoils connect private relationships with the pressures of war, nationalism and a failing imperial order. An accusation involving Daphne Manners and Hari Kumar sets events in motion, drawing police officer Ronald Merrick and a widening circle of characters into the story. Through contrasting perspectives, Scott examines race, class, loyalty and the damage done when the desire for power determines whose account will be believed.

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