Raj Quartet Paul Scott (P/Back, 1976) 4 Book Anthology Historical Fiction India

Description: The Raj Quartet by Paul Scott (4 Novels in 1 Volume) (1976 Paperback) is a softcover in overall good condition for age with tight binding, clean pages, and shelf wear. It is in very readable condition. Flipping through I see a couple of stains on the inside cover, but no markings on the inside pages. Item Description: The Raj Quartet, Paul Scott's epic study of British India in its final years, has no equal. Tolstoyan in scope and Proustian in detail but completely individual in effect, it records the encounter between East and West through the experiences of a dozen people caught up in the upheavals of the Second World War and the growing campaign for Indian independence from Britain. The first novel, The Jewel in the Crown, describes the doomed love between an English girl and an Indian boy, Daphne Manners and Hari Kumar. This affair touches the lives of other characters in three subsequent volumes, most of them unknown to Hari and Daphne but involved in the larger social and political conflicts which destroy the lovers. In The Day of the Scorpion, Ronald Merrick, a sadistic policeman who arrested and prosecuted Hari, insinuates himself into an aristocratic British family as World War II escalates. On occasions unsparing in its study of personal dramas and racial differences, the Raj Quartet is at all times profoundly humane, not least in the author’s capacity to identify with a huge range of characters. It is also illuminated by delicate social comedy and wonderful evocations of the Indian scene, all narrated in luminous prose. The other two novels in the Raj Quartet are The Towers of Silence and A Division of the Spoils. ~~ Please look at all photos as they are the best depiction of the item~~ ~This item has always been in a non smoking, pet free home. ~Packed with care (we always add extra protection to ensure your books arrive in great condition!) and shipped within 24 hrs. of payment with USPS Media Mail. Thank you for looking!!

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