A Decade of Hit Books

The Raj Quartet Series

5 primary works • 8 total works

Book 1

The Jewel in the Crown
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4.14 · 6290 Ratings · 486 Reviews · published 1966 · 83 editions
No set of novels so richly recreates the last days…

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    Book 2

    The Day of the Scorpion
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    4.29     · 1834 Ratings · 148 Reviews · published 1968 · 56 editions
    In The Day of the Scorpion, Scott draws us deeper …

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    Book 3

    The Towers of Silence
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    4.27     · 1567 Ratings · 119 Reviews · published 1971 · 10 editions
    India, 1943: In a regimental hill station, the lad…

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    Book 4

    A Division of the Spoils
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    4.39     · 1504 Ratings · 117 Reviews · published 1975 · 14 editions
    After exploiting India's divisions for years, the …

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    Book 5

    Staying On
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    3.89     · 4363 Ratings · 298 Reviews · published 1977 · 46 editions
    Tusker and Lucy Smalley stayed on in India. Given …

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    Book 1-2

    The Raj Quartet 1: The Jewel in the Crown/The Day of the Scorpion
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    4.39     · 315 Ratings · 27 Reviews · published 1968 · 8 editions
    The Raj Quartet, Paul Scott's epic study of Britis…

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    Book 3-4

    The Raj Quartet 2: The Towers of Silence/A Division of the Spoils
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    4.54     · 144 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 1975 · 7 editions
    The Raj Quartet, Paul Scott's epic study of Britis…

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    Book 1-4

    The Raj Quartet
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    4.48     · 1055 Ratings · 93 Reviews · published 1976 · 48 editions
    Four novels covering the period between the Quit I…

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