The Jewel in the Crown
The first volume in Paul Scott's historical tour-de-force opens in 1942 as the British fear both Japanese invasion and Indian demands for self-rule. In the Mayapore gardens, Daphne Manners, daughter of the provincial governor, leaves her Indian lover, who will soon be arrested for her alleged rape.
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The Jewel in the Crown
The first volume in Paul Scott's historical tour-de-force opens in 1942 as the British fear both Japanese invasion and Indian demands for self-rule. In the Mayapore gardens, Daphne Manners, daughter of the provincial governor, leaves her Indian lover, who will soon be arrested for her alleged rape.
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The Jewel in the Crown

The Jewel in the Crown

by Paul Scott

Narrated by Richard Brown

Unabridged — 22 hours, 44 minutes

The Jewel in the Crown

The Jewel in the Crown

by Paul Scott

Narrated by Richard Brown

Unabridged — 22 hours, 44 minutes

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Overview

The first volume in Paul Scott's historical tour-de-force opens in 1942 as the British fear both Japanese invasion and Indian demands for self-rule. In the Mayapore gardens, Daphne Manners, daughter of the provincial governor, leaves her Indian lover, who will soon be arrested for her alleged rape.

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<:st> Reprint of the 1966 edition which is cited in as part of the . Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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A mighty literary experience.”
The Times

“Quite simply, monumental.”
Washington Post

Product Details

BN ID: 2940169207507
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Publication date: 05/11/2010
Edition description: Unabridged
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