Scott, Paul 1920-1978

The jewel in the crown; a novel by Paul Scott ( Book )
69 editions published between 1966 and 2011 in 9 languages and held by 2,239 libraries worldwide
Story of the rape of young English girl in India, 1942, and, figuratively, the rape of a people's sensibilities due in great measure to the color of their skins.

The towers of silence : a novel by Paul Scott ( Book )
47 editions published between 1971 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,809 libraries worldwide
During last yeats of British rule in India, a woman missionary retires to an outpost where the ladies are concentrating on perserving appearances.

The day of the scorpion : a novel by Paul Scott ( Book )
48 editions published between 1968 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 1,778 libraries worldwide
Continues the story of the last days British rule in India in the early 1940's.

A division of the spoils : a novel by Paul Scott ( Book )
42 editions published between 1975 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 1,755 libraries worldwide
The decline of British power in India in its last two years of Imperial rule.

Staying on : a novel by Paul Scott ( Book )
51 editions published between 1977 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 1,738 libraries worldwide
In this sequel to The Raj Quartet, Colonel Tusker and Lucy Smalley cling to their bungalow in the hills of Pankot after Indian independence deprives them of their colonial status. Lucy, fed up with accommodating her husband, tries to assert her own independence. In scenes both poignant and hilarious, she and Tusker act out class tensions among the British of the Raj and eloquently give voice to the loneliness, rage, and stubborn affection in their marriage.

The Raj quartet by Paul Scott ( Book )
27 editions published between 1966 and 2009 in English and French and held by 1,718 libraries worldwide
Four novels covering the period between the Quit India riots of 1942 and the massacres that accompanied independence and partition in 1947 provide insight into the closing years of British rule in India.

The corrida at San Feliu by Paul Scott ( Book )
15 editions published between 1964 and 1989 in English and German and held by 538 libraries worldwide

On writing and the novel : essays by Paul Scott ( Book )
4 editions published in 1987 in English and held by 474 libraries worldwide

The birds of paradise by Paul Scott ( Book )
23 editions published between 1960 and 1992 in 4 languages and held by 449 libraries worldwide
His life was to be dedicated to a mission of civilising rule. The princely states however barely survived the day of Indian independence, and the life of which William Conway dreamed could never have taken place.

The mark of the warrior by Paul Scott ( Book )
15 editions published between 1958 and 1991 in English and Swedish and held by 300 libraries worldwide