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The first installment of Paul Scott’s Raj Quartet, _The Jewel in the Crown_, chronicles the life of a young Englishwoman in colonial India. Her romantic involvement with a British public‑school‑educated young Indian is disrupted when she is raped by a mob; her lover is implicated and she chooses not to testify, leading to her ostracism by the British community. The novel illuminates the complexities of colonial society, racial prejudice, and the personal costs of standing by one’s convictions.
First publish date: 1966
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Paul Scott
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