The Jewel in the Crown

by Paul Scott Narrated by Richard Brown

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.

Editorial Reviews

Booknews

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

From the Publisher

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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