Set in , English author Paul Scott’s historical novel The Jewel in the Crown () follows a young Englishwoman who moves to India during the waning years of British rule. The first of Scott's four-volume series, The Raj Quartet, The Jewel in the Crown was later adapted into a miniseries on ITV. More recently, the New York Times cited the book in a article, "The Novels Explaining Britain's Path . 9 rows · ― Paul Scott, The Jewel in the Crown. tags: english, language. 15 likes. Like “Rumours began /5. Paul Scott’s Jewel in the Crown is an expansive work that tackles every difficult issue that could be imagined for British ruled India. It takes place during the ’s, with World War II being fought and ravaging the English homeland, India being used as a buffer between the British forces and Japan, and the painful transition to self-government that can no longer be pushed off by the British rulers/5().
Paul Scott infused this novel with lush, beautifully written scenes that gives the reader a real feel for a lost time and place. The first in Paul Scott's Raj Quartet, The Jewel in the Crown is a remarkable allegory about the relationship between the imperialistic power of Britain and her gem that is India. Scott also writes in great detail, making the reader very aware of the sights and sounds of the world he is describing - even to the way the tables are set I'm looking forward to these more than I was - this sounds like faint praise, which is not meant - I think perhaps The Jewel in the Crown is more to be. Episode 1 of drama by Granada TV, about the final days of the British Raj in India during and after World War II, based upon the Raj Quartet novels by.
No set of novels so richly recreates the last days of India under British rule—"two nations locked in an imperial embrace"—as Paul Scott's historical tour de force, The Raj Quartet. The Jewel in the Crown opens in as the British fear both Japanese invasion and Indian demands for independence. Paul Scott’s Jewel in the Crown is an expansive work that tackles every difficult issue that could be imagined for British ruled India. It takes place during the ’s, with World War II being fought and ravaging the English homeland, India being used as a buffer between the British forces and Japan, and the painful transition to self-government that can no longer be pushed off by the British rulers. Set in , English author Paul Scott’s historical novel The Jewel in the Crown () follows a young Englishwoman who moves to India during the waning years of British rule. The first of Scott's four-volume series, The Raj Quartet, The Jewel in the Crown was later adapted into a miniseries on ITV. More recently, the New York Times cited the book in a article, "The Novels Explaining Britain's Path from the Raj to Brexit.".
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