The Raj Quartet, Volume 1 The Jewel in the Crown
by Paul Scott
Paperback
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Request this book.| Genre: | Literature |
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| Language: | English |
Paperback | |
| ISBN13: | 9780226743400 |
| ISBN10: | 0226743403 |
| Pages: | 464 |
| Dimensions: | 5.47 x 8.64 x 1.33 inches |
| Weight: | 570 g |
| Published: | June 22, 1998 |
| Edition: | 16 |
About the Book
This first volume opens in 1942 as the British fear both Japanese invasion and Indian demands for self-rule. Daphne Manners, daughter of the province governor, is running at night through the Mayapore gardens, away from her Indian lover, who will soon be arrested for her alleged rape.